May 2014
Intermediate to advanced
345 pages
12h 1m
English
E. Neu, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany and University of Basel, Switzerland
C. Becher, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
This chapter introduces solid-state single-photon sources based on single colour centres in diamond. Following an introduction to the applications of single-photon sources, we discuss the basic principles of their operation. We summarize the key parameters for characterizing a single-photon source and comment on diamond as a host material for single emitters. The main part of the chapter contains an extensive discussion of the various colour centres in diamond that have been investigated as single-photon sources, followed ...