Citation: Simone Magaletti et al 2024 New J. Phys. 26 023020.
Authors: Simone Magaletti, Ludovic Mayer, Jean-François Roch and Thierry Debuisschert.
Publication location: New Journal of Physics, Volume 26.
Year (date): 2024
D.O.I: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad20b0
Abstract: In this paper we study the dynamics of an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond when its photoluminescence is detected by means of a widefield imaging system. We develop a seven-level model and use it to simulate the widefield detection of nitrogen-vacancy centers Rabi oscillations. The simulation results are compared with experimental measurements showing a good agreement. In particular, we use the model to explain the asymmetric shape of the detected Rabi oscillations due to an incomplete repolarization of the nitrogen-vacancy center during the pulse sequence implemented for the detection of Rabi oscillations.