Abstract
Single‐nitrogen‐vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are highly promising quantum nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sensors. However, their exposure to many sources of noise, such as surface impurities, shot noise from avalanche photodiode overlaps, and spin‐state projection errors inherent in quantum systems, limits their usefulness. Often, long measurement durations are required to accumulate sufficient data for NMR signal detection via fast Fourier transform spectrometry. For practical reasons, methods to shorten the necessary accumulation time for NMR signal detection are greatly desired. In this article, an on‐line formulation of maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) signal processing for quantum heterodyne NMR measurements is presented as a step toward this goal. This MLE method reduces the required data accumulation time by orders of magnitude and provides good estimates of target frequency locales in real time. These results are significant to practitioners of NMR detection with single‐NV centers in diamond who require a quick litmus test for potential signals when probing a wide area.
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