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This chapter covers magnetic sensing with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers in diamond. The NV center fundamentals are introduced and NV optically detected magnetic resonance techniques for dc and ac magnetic sensing are summarized. After reviewing some successful sensing applications, the advantages for using NV magnetometry, as well as some ongoing challenges, are enumerated.
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We thank Victor Acosta, Yannick Dumeige, Demitry Farfurnik, Andrey Jarmola, and Nathan Leefer for insightful discussions and comments on the manuscript. Our research was supported in part by German-Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP) program, the NSF through grant No. ECCS-1202258, and the AFOSR/DARPA QuASAR program. K.J. acknowledges support from the Carlsberg Foundation.
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Jensen, K., Kehayias, P., Budker, D. (2017). Magnetometry with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. In: Grosz, A., Haji-Sheikh, M., Mukhopadhyay, S. (eds) High Sensitivity Magnetometers. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34070-8_18
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