Cavity-enhanced microwave readout of a solid-state spin sensor

Erik R. Eisenach, John F. Barry (), Michael F. O’Keeffe, Jennifer M. Schloss, Matthew H. Steinecker, Dirk R. Englund and Danielle A. Braje
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Erik R. Eisenach: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John F. Barry: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Michael F. O’Keeffe: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Jennifer M. Schloss: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Matthew H. Steinecker: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Dirk R. Englund: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Danielle A. Braje: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Overcoming poor readout is an increasingly urgent challenge for devices based on solid-state spin defects, particularly given their rapid adoption in quantum sensing, quantum information, and tests of fundamental physics. However, in spite of experimental progress in specific systems, solid-state spin sensors still lack a universal, high-fidelity readout technique. Here we demonstrate high-fidelity, room-temperature readout of an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers via strong coupling to a dielectric microwave cavity, building on similar techniques commonly applied in cryogenic circuit cavity quantum electrodynamics. This strong collective interaction allows the spin ensemble’s microwave transition to be probed directly, thereby overcoming the optical photon shot noise limitations of conventional fluorescence readout. Applying this technique to magnetometry, we show magnetic sensitivity approaching the Johnson–Nyquist noise limit of the system. Our results pave a clear path to achieve unity readout fidelity of solid-state spin sensors through increased ensemble size, reduced spin-resonance linewidth, or improved cavity quality factor.

Date: 2021
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