Optically Enhanced Electric Field Sensing Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.02886v2
• Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 04:58:38 GMT
• Title: Optically Enhanced Electric Field Sensing Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles
• Authors: M. Block, B. Kobrin, A. Jarmola, S. Hsieh, C. Zu, N. L. Figueroa, V. M. Acosta, J. Minguzzi, J. R. Maze, D. Budker, N. Y. Yao
• Abstract summary: Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have shown promise as inherently localized electric-field sensors. We demonstrate that a detailed understanding of the internal electric field environment enables enhanced sensitivity in the detection of external electric fields.
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• Abstract: Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have shown promise as inherently localized electric-field sensors, capable of detecting individual charges with nanometer resolution. Working with NV ensembles, we demonstrate that a detailed understanding of the internal electric field environment enables enhanced sensitivity in the detection of external electric fields. We follow this logic along two complementary paths. First, using excitation tuned near the NV's zero-phonon line, we perform optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures in order to precisely measure the NV center's excited-state susceptibility to electric fields. In doing so, we demonstrate that the characteristically observed contrast inversion arises from an interplay between spin-selective optical pumping and the NV centers' local charge distribution. Second, motivated by this understanding, we propose and analyze a novel scheme for optically-enhanced electric-field sensing using NV ensembles; we estimate that our approach should enable order of magnitude improvements in the DC electric-field sensitivity.

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