Detuning-insensitive wide-field imaging of vector microwave fields with diamond sensors

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05986v1
• Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:47:46 GMT
• Title: Detuning-insensitive wide-field imaging of vector microwave fields with diamond sensors
• Authors: Xiu-Qi Chen, Rui-Zhi Zhang, Gang-Qin Liu, Huijie Zheng,
• Abstract summary: Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have precipitated profound advances in microwave detection.<n>We propose and demonstrate a novel approach for determining both the magnitude and direction of microwaves.<n>We achieved wide-field imaging of near field microwaves generated with a microscale $rm$-pattern antenna with a resolution of 800,nm.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have precipitated profound advances in microwave detection, manifesting themselves both in spatial resolution and sensitivity. However, typical methods based on Rabi oscillations are subject to detunings due to thermal and magnetic fluctuations and/or gradients, which introduce systematic errors and render the measurements susceptible to environmental perturbations. Here, we propose and demonstrate a novel approach for determining both the magnitude and direction of microwaves, by exploiting the spectral line broadening effect in the optically detected magnetic resonance of NV centers. This method eliminates the requirement of aligning the MW frequency to the spin transitions and is therefore immune to variations and inhomogeneities of the magnetic field and temperature, providing an optimal tool for fast imaging applications. With this method, we achieved wide-field imaging of near field microwaves generated with a microscale $\rmΩ$-pattern antenna with a resolution of 800\,nm. Combining with the vector detection using multi-axis NVs, a full reconstruction of the vector microwave fields is obtained. Besides, our scheme also exhibits excellent linearity over a broad range of MW amplitudes, and the scale is theoretically calculated to be more than four orders. Our results augment the applicability of diamond-based microwave devices in applications under complex scenarios, especially where large dynamic range, fast test speed, and high spatial resolution are demanded.

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