• Accepted Paper

High-cooperativity coupling and spin-resolved extinction of tin-vacancy centers in a diamond-like microcavity

Kerim Köster, András Laukó, Federico Rapisarda, Philipp Graßhoff, Vladislav Bushmakin, Jens Fuhrmann, Ou Wang, Dominic Reinhardt, Doǧuşcan Ahiboz, Peter Knittel, Thomas Hümmer, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Jörg Wrachtrup, Fedor Jelezko, Tommaso Pregnolato, Tim Schröder, Jan Meijer, Cyril Popov, and David Hunger

PRX Quantum - Accepted 2 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/jhhs-kls1

Abstract

The tin-vacancy (SnV) center in diamond is a promising spin–photon interface for quantum networks, combining favorable optical properties with spin coherence above . Unfolding the full potential requires cavity enhancement to increase photon–emitter coupling efficiency. Here, we demonstrate cavity-enhanced light–matter coupling of SnV centers in a fully tunable Fabry–P'erot microcavity operating at temperatures down to with in-situ magnetic field control. We access the diamond-like regime of hybrid cavity modes through integration of low-roughness diamond membranes, where the field is concentrated inside the diamond and Purcell enhancement is maximized. Diamond-like modes deliver a more than two-fold increase in the effective Purcell factor over air-like modes, reaching C0=4.1(1) compared to C0=1.85(5) in the air-like case, while simultaneously relaxing mechanical stability requirements. Resonant probing reveals coherent cavity–emitter coupling with 96% extinction contrast and a coherent cooperativity of C=4.0(13). By applying a magnetic field, we further achieve spin-resolved cavity extinction, observing spin-selective optical transitions with a projected contrast of 𝒞spin=0.91. These results establish SnV centers in diamond coupled to open Fabry–P'erot microcavities as a promising platform for efficient spin–photon interfaces.

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