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quant-ph2026

Correlating spin and optical properties of quantum emitters in hBN

Nika Teran, Benjamin Whitefield, Nicholas Sloane +3

Optically addressable spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are well suited for near-surface quantum sensing. They offer bright, wavelength-tunable single-photon emission w…

quant-ph2026

On chip, multifunctional quantum sensing using single spins in a van der Waals crystal

James Liddle-Wesolowski, Konosuke Shimazaki, Jiyun Kim +5

Nanoscale thermometry and magnetometry are in high demand across a wide range of scientific and technological applications. In this context, optically addressable spins in solids h…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Multi-wavelength Spin Dynamics of Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Ivan Zhigulin, Nicholas P. Sloane, Benjamin Whitefield +3

Optically addressable solid-state spin defects are essential platforms for quantum sensing and information processing. Recently, single spin defects with combined S = 1 and S = 1/2…

physics.optics2026

Deterministic integration of quantum emitters and optical cavities in a van der Waals crystal

James Liddle-Wesolowski, Otto Cranwell Schaeper, Nathan Coste +6

Single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) combine bright optical emission with optically addressable spin states, offering a promising platform for integrated quantum…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Photodynamics and Temperature Dependence of Single Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Benjamin Whitefield, Ivan Zhigulin, Nicholas P. Sloane +3

Quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) that exhibit optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) signatures have recently garnered significant attention as an emerging s…

quant-ph2025

Generation of narrowband quantum emitters in hBN with optically addressable spins

Benjamin Whitefield, Helen Zhi Jie Zeng, James Liddle-Wesolowski +8

Electron spins coupled with optical transitions in solids stand out as a promising platform for developing spin-based quantum technologies. Recently, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)…

physics.optics2024

Double Etch Method for the Fabrication of Nanophotonic Devices from Van der Waals Materials

Otto Cranwell Schaeper, Lesley Spencer, Dominic Scognamiglio +8

The integration of van der Waals (vdW) materials into photonic devices has laid out a foundation for many new quantum and optoelectronic applications. Despite tremendous progress i…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 2 cited

A charge transfer mechanism for optically addressable solid-state spin pairs

Islay O. Robertson, Benjamin Whitefield, Sam C. Scholten +9

Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) with no resolvable zero-field splitting has been observed from emitters in hexagonal boron nitride across a broad range of wavelengths,…

quant-ph2024

Fast characterization of optically detected magnetic resonance spectra via data clustering

Dylan G. Stone, Benjamin Whitefield, Mehran Kianinia +1

Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) has become a well-established and powerful technique for measuring the spin state of solid-state quantum emitters, at room temperature.…

quant-ph2024

Fibre-integrated van der Waals quantum sensor with an optimal cavity interface

Jong Sung Moon, Benjamin Whitefield, Lesley Spencer +6

Integrating quantum materials with fibre optics adds advanced functionalities to a variety of applications, and introduces fibre-based quantum devices such as remote sensors capabl…

physics.optics2023★ 13 cited

Manipulating the Charge State of Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Angus Gale, Dominic Scognamiglio, Ivan Zhigulin +4

Negatively charged boron vacancies () in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have recently gained interest as spin defects for quantum information processing and quantum s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 2 cited

Framework for engineering of spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride by focused ion beams

Madeline Hennessey, Benjamin Whitefield, Angus Gale +4

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is gaining interest as a wide bandgap van der Waals host of optically active spin defects for quantum technologies. Most studies of the spin-photon in…

physics.app-ph2023★ 7 cited

Coupling spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride to a microwave cavity

Thinh N. Tran, Angus Gale, Benjamin Whitefield +3

Optically addressable spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have become a promising platform for quantum sensing. While sensitivity of these defects are limited by their in…