• DocumentCode
    500555
  • Title

    Emission control of NV centers embedded in an opal photonic crystal

  • Author

    Stewart, L.A. ; Zhai, Y. ; Steel, M.J. ; Dawes, J.M. ; Rabeau, J.R. ; Withford, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate emission of diamond nanocrystals containing nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers within opal photonic crystals (PC). The PC exhibits a stopband that overlaps the NV photoluminescence spectrum. A modified emission spectrum and increased lifetime were measured.
  • Keywords
    diamond; nanostructured materials; photoluminescence; photonic crystals; vacancies (crystal); diamond nanocrystals; emission control; nitrogen vacancy centers; opal photonic crystal; photoluminescence spectrum; Atom optics; Brightness; Nanocrystals; Nitrogen; Optical control; Optical devices; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; (160.5298) Photonic crystals; (300.6250) Spectroscopy, condensed matter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225967