[en] We report an experimental implementation of dynamical holographic tweezers for single trapped atoms. The tweezers are realized with dynamical phase holograms displayed on the liquid crystal spatial light modulator. We experimentally demonstrate the possibility to trap and move single rubidium atoms with such dynamic potentials, and study its limitations. Our results suggest that high probability transfer of single atoms in the tweezers may be performed in large steps, much larger then the trap waist. We discuss intensity-flicker in holographic traps and techniques for its suppression. Loss and heating rates in dynamic tweezers are measured and no excess loss or heating is observed in comparison with static traps. (letter)

[en] The suitability of scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) to image photoluminescent diamond nanoparticles with nanoscale resolution is demonstrated. Isolated diamond nanocrystals with an average size of 100 nm, containing negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV⁻) centers, were chosen as tested material. The NV⁻ luminescence was stimulated by continuous 532 nm laser light. Sizes of analyzed crystallites were monitored by an atomic force microscope. The lateral resolution of the order of 100 nm was reached in SNOM imaging of diamond nanoparticles using 150 nm square aperture of the probe. (paper)

[en] Confocal photoluminescence (PL) microscopy was used to study a distribution of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV"−) defects within a surface and in a cross section of a homoepitaxial chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond layer intentionally grown with a nitrogen concentration close to the solubility limit. A variation in the PL intensity within the whole sample was found to exceed no more than 30% of the intensity maximum. The diamond layers with densely packed NV"− arrays are a promising material platform for the design of highly sensitive magnetic field and temperature sensors, as well as for using this material in quantum optics and informatics technologies based on NV"− spins. (paper)

[en] We demonstrated a laser beam profiling method based on imaging of the laser induced photoluminescence of a transparent single-crystal diamond plate. The luminescence at 738 nm is caused by silicon-vacancy color centers formed in the epitaxial diamond film by its doping with Si during CVD growth of the film. The on-line beam monitor was tested for a cw laser emitting at 660 nm wavelength. (letter)