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Single-Color Centers in Diamond as Single-Photon Sources and Quantum Sensors

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Single quantum systems in the solid state have a potential application for quantum information processing. Among these, color defects in diamond seem to be the most promising ones, as they can operate at ambient conditions. In this chapter the optical and spin properties of the widely investigated nitrogen-vacancy (NV) and silicon-vacancy (SiV) centers in diamonds will be reviewed. We will present the latest experiments showing their application as single-photon sources, qubits, and sensitive magnetic field sensors with nanometer spatial resolution.

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Naydenov, B., Jelezko, F. (2014). Single-Color Centers in Diamond as Single-Photon Sources and Quantum Sensors. In: Kapusta, P., Wahl, M., Erdmann, R. (eds) Advanced Photon Counting. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/4243_2014_78

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