Mechanically mediated microwave frequency conversion

Florent Q. Lecocq; Jeremy B. Clark; Raymond W. Simmonds; Jose A. Aumentado; John D. Teufel

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Mechanically mediated microwave frequency conversion

Published

January 26, 2016

Author(s)

Florent Q. Lecocq, Jeremy B. Clark, Raymond W. Simmonds, Jose A. Aumentado, John D. Teufel

Abstract

We report the observation of efficient and low-noise frequency conversion between two microwave modes, mediated by the motion of a mechanical resonator subjected to radiation pressure. We achieve the coherent conversion of more than 10^{12} photons/s with a 95% efficiency and a 14kHz bandwidth. With less than 10^{-1} photons/s/Hz of added noise, this optomechanical frequency converter is suitable for quantum state transduction. We show the ability to operate this converter as a tunable beam splitter, with direct applications for photon routing and communication through complex quantum networks.

Citation

Physical Review Letters

Volume

116

Issue

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

optomechanics, microwave, frequency conversion, quantum

Physics and Quantum information science

Created January 26, 2016, Updated March 17, 2017