Monolithic diamond optics for single photon detection

authored by

P. Siyushev, F. Kaiser, V. Jacques, I. Gerhardt, S. Bischof, H. Fedder, J. Dodson, M. Markhamand, D. Twitchen, F. Jelezko, J. Wrachtrup

Abstract

In this work, we experimentally demonstrate a novel and simple approach that uses off-the-shelf optical elements to enhance the collection efficiency from a single emitter. The key component is a solid immersion lens made of diamond, the host material for single color centers. We improve the excitation and detection of single emitters by one order of magnitude, as predicted by theory.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Solid State Physics

Type

Article

Journal

Applied physics letters

Volume

97

Pages

241902

No. of pages

1

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication date

2010

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

Electronic version(s)

http://link.aip.org/link/APPLAB/v97/i24/p241902/s1 (Access: Unknown)