Nuclear quadrupole interaction and zero first-order Zeeman transitions of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msup> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mi>Er</mml:mi> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mn>167</mml:mn> </mml:mmultiscr
We report microwave spectroscopy of $^{167}$Er$^{3+}$ doped in CaWO$_4$ which reveals the hyperfine splitting of the erbium electronic ground state ($Z_1$, $J_\mathrm{eff.}$=15/2) induced by the $I$=7/2 nuclear spin. From spectra measured below$\sim$50 mK in magnetic fields up to 200 mT, we extract spin Hamiltonian parameters including the electron $\textbf{g}$, hyperfine $\textbf{A}$, and nuclear electric quadrupolar $\textbf{Q}$ tensors. Crucially, our analysis demonstrate unambiguously, that the previously unobserved nuclear electric quadrupolar moment is essential to reproduce the experimental data. With these refined parameters, we identify zero first-order Zeeman (ZEFOZ) transitions at zero magnetic field. Extending the analysis to finite fields, we uncover that ZEFOZ points lie either along the $c$ axis or within the $a$-$b$ plane. These results establish CaWO$_4$ as a promising host for long lifetime quantum memories.
Authors
- Jevon J. Longdell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2876-3152)
- Mikhael Sayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3437-1200)
- Henrik M. Rønnow
- Anonymous
- Đàm Minh Trí
- Cesare Mattiroli
- Jian-Rui Soh
- Yang Yikai
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- Centre for Quantum Technologies (SG)
- Australian National University (AU)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (SG)
- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies (NZ)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/pg5m-hk2n
- Primary Topic
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00