Color centers affected by magnetic fields to produce light based on lasing
OwnerAndrei Faraon, Charles M. Santori +1inventors
InventorsAndrei Faraon, Charles M. Santori, Raymond G. Beausoleil
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Abstract
A resonant cavity, including a gain medium and a color center formed in the gain medium, is to be used for lasing in a system. The color center includes a lower laser level based on a plurality of spin states that are affected by a magnetic field. A gain associated with the system depends on the plurality of spin states. The system is to produce light based on lasing by the resonant cavity in response to application of pump energy to pump the color center. An intensity of the produced light is affected by the magnetic field in the presence of microwaves.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- a resonant cavity including a gain medium, wherein the resonant cavity is bounded by surfaces of the gain medium;
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- a color center, formed in the gain medium, including a lower laser level based on a plurality of spin states that are affected by a magnetic field, wherein a gain associated with the system depends on the plurality of spin states, and the system is to produce light based on lasing by the resonant cavity in response to application of pump energy to pump the color center, wherein an intensity of the produced light is affected by the magnetic field in the presence of microwaves.
A system comprising:
- a microring resonant cavity including a ringed gain medium;
- a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center, formed in the gain medium, including a lower laser level associated with a plurality of spin states that are affected by a magnetic field, wherein a gain associated with the system depends on the plurality of spin states, and the system is to produce light based on lasing by the resonant cavity in response to application of pump energy to pump the NV center, wherein an intensity of the produced light is affected by the magnetic field in the presence of microwave radiation;
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- a waveguide optical subsystem to couple the light from the resonant cavity based on waveguide coupling.
A method, comprising:
- pumping a microring resonant cavity of a system based on a pump energy, wherein the resonant cavity includes a ringed gain medium;
- producing light based on lasing by the resonant cavity in response to application of the pump energy to pump a color center formed in the gain medium and including a lower laser level associated with a plurality of spin states that are affected by the magnetic field, wherein a gain associated with the system depends on the plurality of spin states and an intensity of the produced light is affected by the magnetic field in the presence of microwave radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.