Growth and Spectroscopy of Lanthanide Doped Y$_2$SiO$_5$ Microcrystals for Quantum Information Processing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.16580v1
• Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:18:59 GMT
• Title: Growth and Spectroscopy of Lanthanide Doped Y$_2$SiO$_5$ Microcrystals for Quantum Information Processing
• Authors: Jamin L. B. Martin, Lily F. Williams, Michael F. Reid, Jon-Paul R. Wells,
• Abstract summary: Lanthanide-doped Y$_2$SiO$_5$ microcrystals were prepared using the solution combustion, solid state and sol-gel synthesis techniques. Laser site-selective fluorescence measurements of Nd$3+$, Eu$3+$ and Er$3+$ doped material, performed at cryogenic temperatures, indicate that the as-grown microcrystals are of high optical quality.
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• Abstract: Lanthanide-doped Y$_{2}$SiO$_{5}$ microcrystals were prepared using the solution combustion, solid state and sol-gel synthesis techniques. Of these, the sol-gel method yields the most reliable and high-quality X2 phase Y$_{2}$SiO$_{5}$ microcrystals. Absorption and laser site-selective fluorescence measurements of Nd$^{3+}$, Eu$^{3+}$ and Er$^{3+}$ doped material, performed at cryogenic temperatures, indicate that the as-grown microcrystals are of high optical quality with inhomogeneously broadened optical linewidths that are comparable to bulk crystals at similar dopant concentrations.

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