Quantum information processing with diamond principles and applications

Diamond nitrogen vacancy (NV) colour centres have the potential to transform quantum information science into a practical technology. Part one provides an introduction to quantum information science, including characterization tools designed to test and measure the properties of diamond materials. P...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Prawer, Steven, author (author), Prawer, Steven, editor (editor), Aharonovich, Igor, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing 2014.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ; Number 63.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629386806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Quantum Information Processing with Diamond: Principles and Applications; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials; Foreword; Part I:Principles and fabrication techniques; 1:Principles of quantum information processing (QIP) using diamond; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The role of diamond impurities in quantum information processing (QIP); 1.3 Types of diamond color center; 1.4 Key properties of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers; 1.5 Techniques for creating NV centers; 1.6 QIP with NV centers: diamond photonic networks
  • 1.7 Conclusion1.8 References; 2: Principles of quantum cryptography/quantum key distribution (QKD) using attenuated light pulses; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Principles of quantum key distribution (QKD): the BB84 protocol; 2.3 Protocol extensions and alterations; 2.4 Implementing QKD; 2.5 Fiber-based QKD; 2.6 Free-space QKD; 2.7 Future trends; 2.8 Conclusion; 2.9 References; 3:Ion implantation in diamond for quantum information processing (QIP): doping and damaging; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Doping diamond; 3.3 Doping diamond by ion implantation; 3.4 Controlled formation of implant-defect centers
  • 3.5 Applications of graphitization of diamond by highly damaging implantations3.6 Computer simulations of damage in diamond; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.8 Acknowledgments; 3.9 References; 4:Characterisation of single defects in diamond in the development of quantum devices; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Experimental methods for fluorescence microscopy of single colour centres in diamond; 4.3 Optical spectroscopy of single defects; 4.4 Photon statistics; 4.5 Spin resonance; 4.6 Conclusions and future trends; 4.7 References
  • 5:Nanofabrication of photonic devices from singlecrystal diamond for quantum information processing (QIP)5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fabrication approaches for single-crystal diamond nanostructures; 5.3 Single-photon sources in nanostructured diamond: diamond nanowires and diamond- silver hybrid resonators; 5.4 Single-photon sources in nanostructured diamond: integrated ring resonators and photonic-crystal cavities; 5.5 Conclusions and future trends; 5.6 Acknowledgments; 5.7 References
  • Part II:Experimental demonstrations and emerging applications of quantum information processing (QIP) using diamond6: Diamondbased single-photon sources and their application in quantum key distribution; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Characterization and key parameters of a single-photon source; 6.3 Suitability of colour centres in diamond as single-photon sources; 6.4 Colour centres in diamond as single-photon sources: types of colour centres investigated as single emitters; 6.5 Colour centres in diamond as single-photon sources: specific properties
  • 6.6 Quantum key distribution with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) and silicon-vacancy (SiV) centres