The NV experiment board allows you to experience the properties of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond, such as NV center fluorescence, electron spin manipulation, optically detected magnetic resonance, and basic qubit operations.

At the heart of the NV is a green laser focused on the nitrogen-doped diamond through a microscope objective. The diamond begins to fluoresce in the red wavelength range. This light is collected by the objective and, after some filtering, is coupled into a fiber. The fiber is connected to the quEDU and the fluorescence can be analyzed.

The sample itself contains three diamonds and can be aligned by linear stages. It also is in close proximity to a microwave antenna and is surrounded by coils producing a homogeneous magnetic field. That field can be manipulated in all dimensions.

In addition, the quEDUs included pattern generator is precisely controlling pulse sequences for laser, microwave, and readout, enabling a multitude of spin-control experiments.