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Detection of radio-frequency field with a single spin in diamond

基于金刚石内单自旋的射频场探测

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Detection of a.c. magnetic field is consequential for many developments in physical and biological sciences, and various designs of magnetometer have been proposed recently. However, the large size of sensor and the extreme measurement conditions required strongly limit their application. It remains a challenge to reconstruct the vector of a.c. field with nanoscale spatial resolution using a single spin under ambient conditions. In this work, we choose the radio-frequency (RF) field as a typical case and realize the measurement of RF field based on a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond. We build a solid sensor through measuring the effect of RF field on NV electron spin energy levels and the transition between them. Both of the phase and amplitude (including the transverse and longitudinal components) are measured by this new approach.

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射频场的探测对于物理学、电子学与生命科学等很多领域的发展有着重要的意义。近年来,一些关于射频场探测的方案被提出。但是由于有的探针尺寸过大,有的探针需要极端探测条件(比如低温),它们的应用受到了限制。本文展示了如何在室温下用金刚石氮-空穴色心(NV色心)体系的单个电子自旋来探测射频场。通过射频场对NV色心电子自旋拉比振荡的影响,我们实现了对射频场的横向幅度、纵向幅度与相位的探测。

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB921800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11227901 and 31470835), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB01030400), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (WK2340000064).

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    Ying Liu, Fei Kong, Fazhan Shi & Jiangfeng Du

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Liu, Y., Kong, F., Shi, F. et al. Detection of radio-frequency field with a single spin in diamond. Sci. Bull. 61, 1132–1137 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-016-1122-y

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