Dynamics of quantum coherence for multiple nitrogen-vacancy centers coupled to a nanocavity under external driving

We investigate the dynamics of quantum coherence among multiple diamond nitrogen-vacancy centers (NVCs) coupled to a microsphere whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) cavity under external driving, through numerically simulating the Markovian quantum master equation. We show that quantum coherence (both normal quantum coherence and relative entropy) displays a series of damped oscillations under various experimental situations, which reflects the intricate interplay and competition between the dissipative effects and NVC-WGM coupling. Our results also show that normal quantum coherence is an upper bound for relative entropy. The feasibility of our proposal is supported by currently available experimental techniques.(c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group