Coherent control of spin in color centers found in wide-band gap semiconductors

Spin control is of great importance for characterization of optical emitters in a quantum system. Colour centers are fluorescence defects in a crystal, which can act as single photon emitters for quantum optics. As colour centres can operate at room temperature in an ambient environment, they hold great promise for enabling future small footprint quantum chips. This project will study the spin coherent control of colour centres in wide-band gap materials (such as diamond, boron nitride, Silicon Carbide). Students will learn optically detected magnetic resonance, study Zeeman splitting and Rabi oscillation of degenerate spin state under external magnetic field and measure their quantum coherent times.

Faculty Supervisor:

Arthur Chan

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Partner:

National University of Singapore

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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