Jiazhao Tian, Tianyi Du, Yu Liu, Haibin Liu, Fangzhou Jin, Ressa S. Said, and Jianming Cai, Phys. Rev. A 100, 012110 (2019)
Here, we adopt the strategy of optimal quantum control to accelerate coherent-state transfer in the ground-state manifold of the NV center spin using a laser. The results demonstrate improved performance in both the speed and the fidelity of coherent-state transfer which will be useful for optical control of the NV center spin in diamond.