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High-sensitivity temperature sensing on an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond

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Publication Date2022-06-20
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
AuthorsWu Da-Jin, Zhonghao Li, Zhenrong Shi, Hao Guo, Jun Tang
InstitutionsNorth University of China
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Abstract We demonstrate a method for thermal detection that is the sensitivity 6.2 mK Hz āˆ’1 2 , which uses the frequency lock closed-loop scheme to track Zeeman-split resonance of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. The NV diamond surface acts as a temperature measurement sensor to transfer the temperature variation as D ( T ) parameter change to lead to the movement of the energy levels to detect the temperature. By frequency modulation technology and closed-loop feedback locking technology, automatic temperature detection and step signal reading are realized, with a resolution of 7.6 mK. It is found that the closed-loop output is basically unchanged, while the open-loop output has an error signal proportional to the laser fluctuation. The closed-loop feedback technique can improve the stability and resolution of the system and provides a method for measuring the actual temperature detection. Such a demonstration marks a vital advance in transitioning the NV thermometer from a laboratory system to a functional device for detecting temperature fields in a practical environment.