Title :
Characterization of emission lifetime of nitrogen-vacancy centres in nanodiamonds
Author :
Stewart, Luke A. ; Bradac, Carlo ; Dawes, Judith M. ; Steel, Michael J. ; Rabeau, James R. ; Withford, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept of Phys., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We show that the lifetime of nitrogen vacancy emitters can be increased by incorporating nano-diamonds into opals and the lifetime variance may be reduced by placing them on the surface of opals.
Keywords :
diamond; luminescence; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; nitrogen; point defects; emission lifetime; lifetime variance; nanodiamonds; nitrogen vacancy emitters; nitrogen-vacancy centres; Dielectrics; Ethanol; Glass; Nanocrystals; Nitrogen; Photonic crystals; Rough surfaces; Stimulated emission; Surface roughness; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
