Sensing and timekeeping using a light-trapping diamond waveguide

Solid-state quantum systems have emerged as promising sensing platforms. In particular, the spin properties of nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond make them outstanding sensors of magnetic fields, electric fields, and temperature under ambient conditions. This thesis focuses on spin-based sensing using multimode diamond waveguide structures to efficiently use large ensembles of NV centers (> 10¹⁰). Temperature-stabilized precision magnetometry, thermometry, and electrometry are discussed. In addition, the precision characterization of the NV ground state structure under a transverse magnetic field and the use of NV-diamond for spin-based clocks are reported.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Clevenson, Hannah (Hannah Anne)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Dirk Englund.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111878

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/111878