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    Contributions to the optical linewidth of shallow donor - bound excitonic transition in ZnO

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    We study the donor-bound exciton optical linewidth properties of Al, Ga and In donor ensembles in single-crystal zinc oxide (ZnO). Neutral shallow donors (D0^0) in ZnO are spin qubits with optical access via the donor-bound exciton (D0^0X). This spin-photon interface enables applications in quantum networking, memories and transduction. Essential optical parameters which impact the spin-photon interface include radiative lifetime, optical inhomogeneous and homogeneous linewidth and optical depth. The ensemble photoluminescence linewidth ranges from 4-11 GHz, less than two orders of magnitude larger than the expected lifetime-limited linewidth. The ensemble linewidth remains narrow in absorption measurements through the 300 μ\mum-thick sample, which has an estimated optical depth up to several hundred. Homogeneous broadening of the ensemble line due to phonons is consistent with thermal population relaxation between D0^0X states. This thermal relaxation mechanism has negligible contribution to the total linewidth at 2 K. We find that inhomogeneous broadening due to the disordered isotopic environment in natural ZnO is significant, ranging from 1.9 GHz - 2.2 GHz. Two-laser spectral anti-hole burning measurements, which can be used to measure the homogeneous linewidth in an ensemble, however, reveal spectral anti-hole linewidths similar to the single laser ensemble linewidth. Despite this broadening, the high homogeneity, large optical depth and potential for isotope purification indicate that the optical properties of the ZnO donor-bound exciton are promising for a wide range of quantum technologies and motivate a need to improve the isotope and chemical purity of ZnO for quantum technologies.Comment: 22 pages, 12 figure

    Properties of donor qubits in ZnO formed by indium ion implantation

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    Shallow neutral donors (D0^\mathrm{0}) in ZnO have emerged as a promising candidate for solid-state spin qubits. Here, we report on the formation of D0^\mathrm{0} in ZnO via implantation of In and subsequent annealing. The implanted In donors exhibit optical and spin properties on par with in situ\textit{in situ} doped donors. The inhomogeneous linewidth of the donor-bound exciton transition is less than 10 GHz, comparable to the optical linewidth of in situ\textit{in situ} In. Longitudinal spin relaxation times (T1T_1) exceed reported values for in situ\textit{in situ} Ga donors, indicating that residual In implantation damage does not degrade T1T_1. Two laser Raman spectroscopy on the donor spin reveals the hyperfine interaction of the donor electron with the spin-9/2 In nuclei. This work is an important step toward the deterministic formation of In donor qubits in ZnO with optical access to a long-lived nuclear spin memory
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