# Low-dissipation cavity optomechanics in single-crystal diamond

Authors
Type
Preprint
Publication Date
Nov 13, 2015
Submission Date
Nov 13, 2015
Identifiers
arXiv ID: 1511.04456
Source
arXiv
Single-crystal diamond cavity optomechanical devices are a promising example of a hybrid quantum system: by coupling mechanical resonances to both light and electron spins, they can enable new ways for photons to control solid state qubits. However, creating devices from high quality bulk diamond chips is challenging. Here we demonstrate single-crystal diamond cavity optomechanical devices that can enable photon-phonon-spin coupling. Cavity optomechanical coupling to $2\,\text{GHz}$ frequency ($f_\text{m}$) mechanical resonances is observed. In room temperature ambient conditions, the resonances have a record combination of low dissipation ($Q_\text{m} > 9000$) and high frequency, with $Q_\text{m}\cdot f_\text{m} \sim 1.9\times10^{13}$ sufficient for room temperature single phonon coherence. The system is nearly sideband resolved, and radiation pressure is used to excite $\sim 31\,\text{pm}$ amplitude mechanical self-oscillations that can drive diamond color centre electron spin transitions.