Ultrabright Room-Temperature Emission from Single Plasmon-Enhanced Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond

S. Bogdanov, M. Y. Shalaginov, A. Lagutchev, C. C. Chiang, D. Shah, A. S. Baburin, I. A. Ryzhikov, I. A. Rodionov, A. Boltasseva, V. M. Shalaev

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Abstract

We report unprecedentedly bright fluorescence from single nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds. The intensity enhancement is achieved by placing nanodiamonds in gaps between a metal film and randomly dispersed metal nanoparticles. The shortening of fluorescence lifetime below 1 ns combined with an efficient outcoupling of plasmons into the far-field lead to a detected fluorescence intensity in the range of 107 counts per second (cps). The photostability of nitrogen-vacancy centers allows reaching the saturation regime and estimating the total brightness enhancement resulting from the use of plasmonic nanostructures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781943580422
StatePublished - Aug 6 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2018 - San Jose, United States
Duration: May 13 2018May 18 2018

Publication series

Name2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2018 - Proceedings

Other

Other2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period5/13/185/18/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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