Fast optical modulation of the fluorescence from a single nitrogen-vacancy centre

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 785-789

  Geiselmann, Michael ^a   Marty, Renaud ^a   Javier Garcia De Abajo F ^a,b   Quidant, Romain ^a,b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; NITROGEN;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; ELECTRONIC TRANSISTORS; FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS; NEAR-INFRARED LASERS; NITROGEN VACANCIES; OPTICAL TRANSISTORS; QUANTUM OPERATIONS; SINGLE-MOLECULE TRANSISTOR;

OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 84892575532     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2770     Document Type: Article

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