Laser-induced luminescent centers in diamond: influence of exposure and duration of short laser pulses

Abstract

The optical properties of point luminescent centers formed in the volume IaA-type natural diamond under the action of ultrashort laser pulses in the visible range (515 nm) with durations of 0.3-2.4 ps were investigated. The analysis using confocal Raman spectroscopy demonstrates the formation of nitrogen vacancy centers (NV) and there are no graphitization traces in processing areas. The luminescence amplitude of NV centers depends linearly on the exposure time at different durations of ultrashort laser pulses. Keywords: ultrashort laser pulses, luminescence, luminescent centers in diamond, NV centers.