Negatively charged group-IV defects in diamond show great potential as quantum network
nodes due to their efficient spin-photon interface. However, reaching sufficiently long …

In some applications of quantum control, it is necessary to produce very weak excitation of a
quantum system. Such an example is presented by the concept of single-photon generation …

Quantum optimal control represents a powerful technique to enhance the performance of
quantum experiments by engineering the controllable parameters of the Hamiltonian …

The ability to process and store information on surrounding nuclear spins is a major
requirement for group-IV color center-based repeater nodes. We demonstrate coherent …

Boron vacancies (VB–) in hexagonal boron-nitride (hBN) have sparked great interest in
recent years due to their optical and spin properties. Since hBN can be readily integrated …

Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond allow measurement of environment properties such as
temperature, magnetic and electric fields at the nanoscale level, of utmost relevance for …

Defects in solid-state materials provide an ideal, robust platform for quantum sensing. To
deliver maximum sensitivity, a large ensemble of noninteracting defects hosting quantum …

NV centers are among the most promising platforms in the field of quantum sensing.
Magnetometry based on NV centers, especially, has achieved concrete development in …

Adiabatic operations are powerful tools for robust quantum control in numerous fields of
physics, chemistry, and quantum information science. The inherent robustness due to …

Color centers in diamond and silicon carbide, and molecular spins through a host matrix
control are promising for nanoscale quantum sensing because they can be optically …