Infrared induced photo-dynamics of NV centres in optically trapped nanodiamond

L. W. Russell; J.-P. Tetienne; D. A. Simpson; P. J. Reece

doi:10.1117/12.2320821

7 September 2018 Infrared induced photo-dynamics of NV centres in optically trapped nanodiamond

L. W. Russell, J.-P. Tetienne, D. A. Simpson, P. J. Reece

Proceedings Volume 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV; 1072313 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320821
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond gained popularity as a probe for nanoscale sensing applications in research thanks to the array of sensing modalities available and the bio-compatibility of the material itself, however the utility of NV sensing is limited by the lack of suitable strategies to control them spatially. By confining single nanodiamonds using an optical tweezers (OT) we are able to combine the sensing opportunities of the NV centre with the precision control of position and orientation afforded by OT. This work is an investigation of the interaction of the trapping laser with the spin-based photoluminescence of the NV centre, further it is a demonstration of an all-optical sensing protocol which eliminates the spin depolarisation effects of the trapping laser and allows for NV spin relaxometry in an optically trapped nanodiamond. This relaxometry protocol can determine spin lattice relaxation times on the order of ms and requires relatively low trapping powers < 50 mW, making it particularly applicable to biological systems.

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L. W. Russell, J.-P. Tetienne, D. A. Simpson, and P. J. Reece "Infrared induced photo-dynamics of NV centres in optically trapped nanodiamond", Proc. SPIE 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV, 1072313 (7 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320821

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