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Single-Spin Readout and Quantum Sensing Using Optomechanically Induced Transparency

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Publication Date2023-03-03
JournalPhysical Review Letters
AuthorsMartin Koppenhöfer, Carl Padgett, Jeffrey V Cady, Viraj Dharod, Hyunseok Oh
InstitutionsSystems & Processes Engineering Corporation (United States), University of Chicago
Citations18

Solid-state spin defects are promising quantum sensors for a large variety of sensing targets. Some of these defects couple appreciably to strain in the host material. We propose to use this strain coupling for mechanically mediated dispersive single-shot spin readout by an optomechanically induced transparency measurement. Surprisingly, the estimated measurement times for negatively charged silicon-vacancy defects in diamond are an order of magnitude shorter than those for single-shot optical fluorescence readout. Our scheme can also be used for general parameter-estimation metrology and offers a higher sensitivity than conventional schemes using continuous position detection.