Professor Neil Manson
MSc, PhD, University of Aberdeen
Emeritus Professor, Laser Physics Centre
ANU College of Science
Areas of expertise
- Condensed Matter Physics 0204
- Quantum Information, Computation And Communication 020603
Research interests
Optical spectroscopy of impurity ions and defects in transparent solids.
Optically active centres in solids for quantum information processing
Researcher's projects
Interest in optically active defects and impurity centres in solids with applications for quantum information processing. Current activity includes development of rare earth ion impurities devices for quantum computing and quantum computing. There is also interest in the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond. It has applications for room temperature quantum information processing, for magnetometry and as a biological probe but our motive is to understanding the intrinsic properties of centre.
Available student projects
Optical spectroscopy of defects in diamond with special interest in the nitrogen-vacancy centre
Past student projects
Lachlan Rogers: Intrinsic properties of the nitrogen-vacancy defect centre in diamond
Michael Barson: Stress studies of the nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond
Publications
- Manson, N, Hedges, M, Barson, M et al 2018, 'NV--N+ pair centre in 1b diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 20, pp. 1-29pp.
- Barson, M, Peddibhotla, P, Ovartchaiyapong, P et al 2017, 'Nanomechanical Sensing Using Spins in Diamond', Nano Letters, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 1496-1503.
- Doherty, M, Meriles, C, Alkauskas, A et al 2016, 'Towards a room-temperature spin quantum bus in diamond via electron photoionization, transport, and capture', Physical Review X, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 14pp.
- Jayakumar, H, Henshaw, J, Dhomkar, S et al. 2016, 'Optical patterning of trapped charge in nitrogen-doped diamond', Nature Communications, vol. 7, pp. -.
- Ali Momenzadeh, S, de Oliveira, F, Neumann, P et al 2016, 'Thin Circular Diamond Membrane with Embedded Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers for Hybrid Spin-Mechanical Quantum Systems', Physical Review Applied, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. -.
- Rogers, L, Doherty, M, Barson, M et al 2015, 'Singlet levels of the NV(-)centre in diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 17, pp. 013048/1-12.
- Jahnke, K, Sipahigil, A, Binder, J et al 2015, 'Electron-phonon processes of the silicon-vacancy centre in diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 1-11.
- Goldman, M, Sipahigil, A, Doherty, M et al 2015, 'Phonon-induced population dynamics and intersystem crossing in nitrogen-vacancy centers', Physical Review Letters, vol. 114, no. 14, pp. 145502 (6 pp).
- Goldman, M, Doherty, M, Sipahigil, A et al 2015, 'State-selective intersystem crossing in nitrogen-vacancy centers', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 91, no. 16, pp. 165201 (11 pp).
- Ganesan, K, Piracha, A, Freidin, O et al 2015, 'Single Crystal Diamond Cantilevers for Mechanical Control of Quantum Systems', Nonlinear Optics 2015 (NLO 2015), Optical Society of American (OSA), USA, pp. 2pp.
- Plakhotnik, T, Doherty, M & Manson, N 2015, 'Electron-phonon processes of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 92, no. 8.
- Doherty, M, Michl, J, Dolde, F et al 2014, 'Measuring the defect structure orientation of a single NV- centre in diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 16, pp. 063067/ 1-20.
- Michl, J, Teraji, T, Zaiser, S et al 2014, 'Perfect alignment and preferential orientation of nitrogen-vacancy centers during chemical vapor deposition diamond growth on (111) surfaces', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, no. 10, p. 102407.
- Doherty, M, Struzhkin, V, Simpson, D et al 2014, 'Electronic Properties and Metrology Applications of the Diamond NV- Center under Pressure', Physical Review Letters, vol. 112, no. 4.
- Plakhotnik, T, Doherty, M, Cole, J et al 2014, 'All-optical thermometry and thermal properties of the optically detected spin resonances of the NV- center in nanodiamond', Nano Letters, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 4989-4996.
- Rogers, L, Jahnke, K, Doherty, M et al 2014, 'Electronic structure of the negatively charged silicon-vacancy center in diamond', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 89, no. 23, pp. 1-8.
- Doherty, M, Acosta, V, Jarmola, A et al 2014, 'Temperature shifts of the resonances of the NV- center in diamond', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 1-5.
- Dolde, F, Doherty, M, Michl, J et al 2014, 'Nanoscale Detection of a Single Fundamental Charge in Ambient Conditions Using the NV- Center in Diamond', Physical Review Letters, vol. 112, no. 9, pp. 1-5.
- Beha, K, Batalov, A, Manson, N et al 2013, 'Recharging dynamics of single nitrogen-vacancy centers in ultrapure diamond', International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors ICPS 2012, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 526-527.
- Simanovskaia, M, Jensen, K, Jarmola, A et al 2013, 'Sidebands in optically detected magnetic resonance signals of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 87, no. 22, pp. 1-11.
- Lee, S, Widmann, M, Rendler, T et al 2013, 'Readout and control of a single nuclear spin with a metastable electron spin ancilla', Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 487-492.
- Manson, N, Beha, K, Batalov, A et al 2013, 'Assignment of the NV0 575-nm zero-phonon line in diamond to a 2E-2A2 transition', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 87, no. 15, pp. 1-5.
- Ahlefeldt, R, Manson, N & Sellars, M 2013, 'Optical lifetime and linewidth studies of the F-7(0)-> D-5(0) transition in EuCl3 center dot 6H(2)O: A potential material for quantum memory applications', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 133, pp. 152-156.
- Ahlefeldt, R, Manson, N, Sellars, M et al 2013, 'Precision measurement of electronic ion-ion interactions between neighboring Eu3+ optical centers', Physical Review Letters, vol. 111, no. 24, pp. 1-5.
- Ahlefeldt, R, Hutchinson, D, Manson, N et al 2013, 'Method for assigning satellite lines to crystallographic sites in rare-earth crystals', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 88, no. 18, pp. 1-6.
- Doherty, M, Manson, N, Delaney, P et al 2013, 'The nitrogen-vacancy colour centre in diamond', Physics Reports: Review Section of Physics Letters, vol. 528, no. 1, pp. 1-45.
- Kehayias, P, Doherty, M, English, D et al 2013, 'Infrared absorption band and vibronic structure of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 88, no. 16, pp. 1-5.
- Doherty, M, Dolde, F, Fedder, H et al 2012, 'Theory of the ground-state spin of the NV- center in diamond', Physical Review B, vol. 85, no. 20, p. 205203.
- Beha, K, Batalov, A, Manson, N et al 2012, 'Optimum photoluminescence excitation and recharging cycle of single nitrogen-vacancy centers in ultrapure diamond', Physical Review Letters, vol. 109, no. 9.
- Batalov, A, Beha, K, Manson, N et al 2012, 'Charge switching dynamics and optimal excitation wavelength of single NV centers in ultrapure diamond', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2012), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc), San Jose, CA, pp. 1-2.
- Batalov, A, Beha, K, Manson, N et al 2012, 'Charge switching dynamics and optimal excitation wavelength of single NV centers in ultrapure diamond [DUPLICATE]', Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2012, IEEE, San Jose United States of America.
- Riesen, H, Monks-Corrigan, T & Manson, N 2011, 'Temperature dependence of the R1 linewidth in Al2O3:Mn4+: A spectral hole-burning and FLN study', Chemical Physics Letters, vol. 515, no. 4-6, pp. 241-244.
- Doherty, M, Manson, N, Delaney, P et al 2011, 'The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond: The electronic solution', New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, no. 025019, pp. 1-23.
- Riesen, H, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2010, 'Physics Procedia: Preface', Physics Procedia, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1522-1523.
- Santori, C, Fu, K, Barclay, P et al 2010, 'Key challenges for high-Q photonic circuits in diamond', 23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, PHOTINICS 2010, IEEE, Denver, CO, pp. 576-577.
- Fu, K, Santori, C, Barclay, P et al 2010, 'Observation of the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the excited states of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond', Advances in Photonics of Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication III, ed. Zameer U. Hasan, Alan E. Craig, Philip R. Hemmer, Charles M. Santori, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Francisco, CA, pp. 1-8.
- Manson, N, Rogers, L, McMurtrie, R et al 2010, 'Intrinsic properties of the NV center in diamond', Advances in Photonics of Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication III, ed. Zameer U. Hasan, Alan E. Craig, Philip R. Hemmer, Charles M. Santori, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Francisco, CA, pp. 1-9.
- Manson, N, Rogers, L, Wilson, E et al. 2010, 'Hole burning-EIT studies of the NV centre in diamond', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 130, no. 9, pp. 1659-1667.
- Armstrong, S, Rogers, L, McMurtrie, R et al 2010, 'NV-NV electron-electron spin and NV-NS electron-electron and electron-nuclear spin interaction in diamond', Physics Procedia, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1569 - 1575.
- McMurtrie, R, Rogers, L & Manson, N 2010, 'Effects of magnetic field on the low temperature emission of nitrogen vacancy centres in diamond', Physics Procedia, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1585 - 1589.
- Rogers, L, McMurtrie, R, Sellars, M et al 2009, 'Time-averaging within the excited state of the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 11, no. 063007, p. 15.
- Neumann, P, Kolesov, R, Jacques, V et al 2009, 'Excited-state spectroscopy of single NV defects in diamond using optically detected magnetic resonance.', New Journal of Physics, vol. 11, pp. 1-10.
- Batalov, A, Jacques, V, Kaiser, F et al 2009, 'Low Temperature Studies of the Excited-State Structure of Negatively Charged Nitrogen-Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond', Physical Review Letters, vol. 102, no. 195506, p. 4.
- Fu, K, Santori, C, Barclay, P et al 2009, 'Observation of the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the excited states of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond', Physical Review Letters, vol. 103, no. 25, pp. Article No 256404.
- Fu, G, Li, X, Zhuang, Z et al 2008, 'Electromagnetically induced absorption and transparency in an optical-rf two-photon coupling configuration', Physics Letters A, vol. 372, pp. 176-180.
- Tamarat, P, Manson, N, Harrison, J et al 2008, 'Spin-flip and spin-conserving optical transitions of the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond', New Journal of Physics, vol. 10, p. 045004.
- Rogers, L, Armstrong, S, Sellars, M et al 2008, 'Infrared emission of the NV centre in diamond: Zeeman and uniaxial stress studies', New Journal of Physics, vol. 10, p. 103024.
- Manson, N & McMurtrie, R 2007, 'Issues concerning the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 127, no. 1, pp. 98-103.
- Alexander, A, Longdell, J, Sellars, M et al 2007, 'Coherent information storage with photon echoes produced by switching electric fields', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 127, pp. 94 - 97.
- Manson, N, Harrison, J & Sellars, M 2006, 'Nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond: Model of the electronic structure and associated dynamics', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 74, no. 10, pp. 104303-1-11.
- Harrison, J, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2006, 'Measurement of the optically induced spin polarisation of N-V centres in diamond', Diamond and Related Materials, vol. 15, no. 4-8, pp. 586-588.
- Alexander, A, Longdell, J, Sellars, M et al 2006, 'Photon Echoes Produced by Switching Electric Fields', Physical Review Letters, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 043602-1-4.
- Manson, N & Harrison, J 2005, 'Photo-ionization of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond', Diamond and Related Materials, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1705-1710.
- Longdell, J, Fraval, E, Sellars, M et al. 2005, 'Stopped light with storage times greater than one second using electromagnetically induced transparency in a solid', Physical Review Letters, vol. 95, no. 063601, pp. 1-4.
- Yang, L, Zhang, L, Li, X et al 2005, 'Autler-Towner effect in a strongly drive electromagnetically induced transparency resonance', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 72, no. 053801, pp. 1-8.
- Wilson, E, Manson, N & Wei, C 2005, 'Perturbing an electromagnetically induced transparency in Λ system using a low-frequency driving field. II. Four-level system', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 72, no. 063814, pp. 1-6.
- Wilson, E, Manson, N B, et al 2005, 'Perturbing an electromagnetically induced transparency in a lambda system using a low-frequency driving field: I. Three-level system', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 72, no. 063813, pp. 1-10.
- Harrison, J, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2004, 'Optical spin polarisation of the N-V centre in diamond', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 107, pp. 245-248.
- Pryde, G, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2004, 'Phase-dependent decoherence of optical transitons in Pr3+:LaF3 in the presence of a driving field', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 69, pp. 075107(1-4).
- Longdell, J, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2004, 'Demonstration of Conditional Quantum Phase Shift Between Ions in a Solid', Physical Review Letters, vol. 93, no. 13, pp. 130503(1-4).
- Sellars, M, Longdell, J, Fraval, E et al. 2004, 'Growing a Scalable Quantum Computer', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT 2004), ed. B. Eggleton, D. Sampson, S. Frisken, A. Mitchell, S. Jackson, A. Ankiewicz, M. S, IREE Society, Canberra, pp. AOS-PO27-1.
- Harrison, J, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2004, 'Nitrogen-Vacancy Centre in Diamond for Information Processing', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT 2004), ed. B. Eggleton, D. Sampson, S. Frisken, A. Mitchell, S. Jackson, A. Ankiewicz, M. S, IREE Society, Canberra, pp. AOS-PO14-1.
- Wilson, E, Manson, N & Wei, C 2003, 'Perturbing an Electromagnetic Induced Transparency Within an Inhomogenously Broadened Transition', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 023812-1-10.
- Longdell, J, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2002, 'Hyperfine interaction in ground and excited states of praseodymium-doped yttrium orthosilicate', Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 035101-1 - 6.
- Smith, A, Martin, J, Sellars, M et al. 2001, 'Site selective excitation, upconversion and laser operation in Er3+: LiKYF5', Optics Communications, vol. 188, pp. 219-232.
- Murray, T, Holliday, K & Manson, N 2001, 'U6+ in SrWO4 as a two-level system: a study of the thermal activation of spectral hole refilling', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 94-95, pp. 683-686.
- Martin, J, Manson, N, Doetschman, D et al. 2000, 'Spectral hole burning and Raman heterodyne signals associated with an avoided crossing in the NV centre in diamond', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 86, pp. 355 - 362.
- Pryde, G, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2000, 'Solid State Coherent Transient Measurements Using Hard Optical Pulses', Physical Review Letters, vol. 84, pp. 1152 - 1155.
- Purchase, R, Sellars, M, Krausz, E et al 2000, 'Magneto-optic measurements of spectral holes in metallo-porphyrin derivatives in polymer matrices', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 2, pp. 3993-3999.
- Pryde, G, Sellars, M & Manson, N 2000, 'Optical non-Bloch behaviour observed using an optical Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill pulse sequence', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 86, pp. 279 - 283.
- Purchase, R, Sellars, M, Krausz, E et al 2000, 'Electric-field-induced broadening of spectral holes in zinc phthalocyanine', Chemical Physics Letters, vol. 327, pp. 189-196.
- Sellars, M, Pryde, G, Manson, N et al. 2000, '50kHz absorption line in Y2SiO5:Eu3+', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 87-89, pp. 833-835.
- Sellars, M & Manson, N 2000, 'COHERENT TIME DOMAIN OPTICAL PROCESSING', Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT 2000), IREE Society, unknown, pp. 108 - 109.
- Wei, C & Manson, N 1999, 'Observation of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency Within an Electron Spin Resonance Transition', Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, vol. 1, pp. 464 - 468.
- Cheylan, S, Manson, N & Elliman, R 1999, 'The effect of ion dose and annealing ambient on room temperature photoluminescence from Si nanocrystals in SiO2', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research: Section B, vol. B148, pp. 986-990.
- Dyke, T, Sellars, M, Pryde, G et al. 1999, 'Experimental Demonstrations of Data Erasure for Time-Domain Optical Memories', Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 805-811.
- Riesen, H, Bursian, V & Manson, N 1999, 'Efficient Spectral Holeburning in SrO:Co2+', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 85, pp. 107-122.
- Sellars, M, Dyke, T, Pryde, G et al. 1999, 'Time Domain Optical Memories using Rare Earth Ions', Materials Science Forum, vol. 315-317, pp. 59-68.
- Wei, C & Manson, N 1999, 'Observation of the Dynamic Stark Effect on Electromagnetically Induced Transparency', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 60, pp. 2540-2546.
- Riley, M, Krausz, E, Manson, N et al. 1999, 'Selectively excited luminescence and magnetic circular dichroism of Cr4+ doped YAG and YGG', Physical Review B, vol. 59, pp. 1850-1856.
- Wei, C, Holmstrom, S, Greentree, A et al 1999, 'Strengths of Dressed States Transitions', Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, vol. 1, pp. 289-293.
- Cheylan, S, Manson, N & Elliman, R 1999, 'Dose Dependence of Room Temperature Photoluminescence from Si Implanted SiO2', Journal of Luminescence, vol. 80, pp. 213-216.
- Greentree, A, Wei, C, Holmstrom, S et al. 1999, 'Probing a Doubly Driven Two-Level Atom', Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, vol. 1, pp. 240-244.
- Greentree, A, Manson, N 1999, 'Polychromatic Excitation of a Two-Level System', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 4083-4086.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Towards a quantum bus for large-scale diamond quantum computers (Primary Investigator)
- Spin-mechanical quantum technologies in diamond (Primary Investigator)
- Optically induced spin polarisation: the role of electron-vibration interactions (Primary Investigator)
- Optical-spin coupling in the nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond (Primary Investigator)
