2023/12/08 by Jawaher Almutlaq, Almutlaq, Jawaher, Kyle P. Kelley +13
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research #FOS: Physical sciences #Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Optics (physics.optics)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2312.05205
openalex publication_date 2023/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Color centers in diamond play a central role in the development of quantum photonic technologies, and their importance is only expected to grow in the near future. For many quantum applications, high collection efficiency from individual emitters is required, but the refractive index mismatch between diamond and air limits the optimal collection efficiency with conventional diamond device geometries. While different out-coupling methods with near-unity efficiency exist, many have yet to be realized due to current limitations in nanofabrication methods, especially for mechanically hard materials like diamond. Here, we leverage electron-beam-induced etching to modify Sn-implanted diamond quantum microchiplets containing integrated waveguides with width and thickness of 280 nm and 200 nm, respectively. This approach allows for simultaneous high-resolution imaging and modification of the host matrix with an open geometry and direct writing. When coupled with the cathodoluminescence signal generated from the electron-emitter interactions, we can monitor the enhancement of the quantum emitters in real-time with nanoscale spatial resolution. The operando measurement and manipulation of single photon emitters demonstrated here provides a new foundation for the control of emitter-cavity interactions in integrated quantum photonics.