Tuning colour centres at a twisted hexagonal boron nitride interface

C Su, F Zhang, S Kahn, B Shevitski, J Jiang, C Dai… - Nature materials, 2022‏ - nature.com
The colour centre platform holds promise for quantum technologies, and hexagonal boron
nitride has attracted attention due to the high brightness and stability, optically addressable …

Multi-dimensional single-spin nano-optomechanics with a levitated nanodiamond

LP Neukirch, E Von Haartman, JM Rosenholm… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Considerable advances made in the development of nanomechanical and nano-
optomechanical devices have enabled the observation of quantum effects,,,, improved …

Dynamic upconversion multicolour editing enabled by molecule-assisted opto-electrochemical modulation

Y Wu, J Xu, X Qin, J Xu, X Liu - Nature Communications, 2021‏ - nature.com
Controlling nonlinear optical signals electrically offers many opportunities for technological
developments. Lanthanide-activated nanoparticles have recently emerged as leading …

Electron spin control of optically levitated nanodiamonds in vacuum

TM Hoang, J Ahn, J Bang, T Li - Nature communications, 2016‏ - nature.com
Electron spins of diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres are important quantum resources
for nanoscale sensing and quantum information. Combining NV spins with levitated …

Time-resolved luminescence nanothermometry with nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds

YK Tzeng, PC Tsai, HY Liu, OY Chen, H Hsu… - Nano …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Measuring temperature in nanoscale spatial resolution either at or far from equilibrium is of
importance in many scientific and technological applications. Although negatively charged …

Unraveling the optomechanical nature of plasmonic trap**

P Mestres, J Berthelot, SS Aćimović… - Light: Science & …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Noninvasive and ultra-accurate optical manipulation of nanometer objects has recently
gained interest as a powerful tool in nanotechnology and biophysics. Self-induced back …

Two-/multi-wavelength light excitation effects in optical materials: From fundamentals to applications

Z Chen, G Dong, H Gao, J Qiu - Progress in Materials Science, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Investigating the nature of two-/multi-wavelength light excitation effects in optical materials
such as their mechanisms, materials composition, and opto-electronic behaviors is crucial …

Optical tweezers assembled nanodiamond quantum sensors

A Stewart, Y Zhu, Y Liu, DA Simpson, PJ Reece - Nano Letters, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Here we show that gradient force optical tweezers can be used to mediate the self-assembly
of nanodiamonds into superstructures, which can serve as optically trapped nanoscale …

Near-infrared-assisted charge control and spin readout of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

DA Hopper, RR Grote, AL Exarhos, LC Bassett - Physical Review B, 2016‏ - APS
We utilize nonlinear absorption to design all-optical protocols that improve both charge-state
initialization and spin readout for the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond …

Charge-state dynamics during excitation and depletion of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond

L Hacquebard, L Childress - Physical Review A, 2018‏ - APS
The charge-state dynamics of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond play a key role
in a wide range of applications, yet remain imperfectly understood. Using single picosecond …