Three-dimensional optical manipulation of a single electron spin

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-179

  Geiselmann, Michael ^a   Juan, Mathieu L ^a   Renger, Jan ^a   Say, Jana M ^b   Brown, Louise J ^b   Javier Garcia De Abajo F ^c   Koppens, Frank ^a   Quidant, Romain ^a,d  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NANODIAMONDS; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; QUANTUM OPTICS;

ANGULAR CONTROL; COHERENT MANIPULATION; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; INTEGRATED PHOTONIC SYSTEMS; NITROGEN VACANCIES; OPTICAL MANIPULATION; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SINGLE ELECTRON SPIN;

ELECTROSPINNING;

NANOCRYSTAL; NANODIAMOND;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LIGHT; MAGNETOMETRY; NITROGEN VACANCY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; OPTICS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874664852     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.259     Document Type: Article

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