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Tunable cavity coupling of a single - center in nanodiamond across the bad-emitter and bad-cavity regimes
Phys. Rev. Applied 24, 054063 – Published 20 November, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/8yqs-wtp2
Abstract
Efficient coupling between quantum emitters and optical cavities is essential for scalable quantum photonic technologies. Group-IV vacancy centers in diamond, particularly the negatively charged tin-vacancy center, have emerged as promising candidates due to their spectral stability, high Debye-Waller factor, and large orbital splitting in ground states. Here, we demonstrate controlled coupling of a single negatively charged tin-vacancy center hosted in a nanodiamond to a fully tunable Fabry-Pérot microcavity. At cryogenic temperatures, we access the weak-coupling regime and observe a transition from the bad-emitter regime to the bad-cavity regime as the optical transition of the color center narrows. At 4 K, a Purcell factor exceeding 1.7 is measured, confirming cavity-enhanced emission. The obtained results demonstrate the potential of centers in nanodiamonds as a coherent single-photon source for quantum networks.
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