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arXiv:2108.11156 · PRX Quantum

Quantum Network with Magnonic and Mechanical Nodes

Jie Li, Yi‐Pu Wang, Wei-Jiang Wu, Shi‐Yao Zhu, J. Q. You

Published Dec 1, 2021• 106 citations
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Abstract

A quantum network consisting of magnonic and mechanical nodes connected by light is proposed.Recent years have witnessed a significant development in cavity magnonics based on collective spin excitations in ferrimagnetic crystals, such as yttrium iron garnet (YIG).Magnonic systems are considered to be a promising building block for a future quantum network.However, a major limitation of the system is that the coherence time of the magnon excitations is limited by their intrinsic loss (typically in the order of 1 μs for YIG).Here, we show that by coupling the magnonic system to a mechanical system using optical pulses, an arbitrary magnonic state (either classical or quantum) can be transferred to and stored in a distant long-lived mechanical resonator.The fidelity depends on the pulse parameters and the transmission loss.We further show that the magnonic and mechanical nodes can be prepared in a macroscopic entangled state.These demonstrate the quantum state transfer and entanglement distribution in such a novel quantum network of magnonic and mechanical nodes.Our work shows the possibility to connect two separate fields of optomagnonics and optomechanics, and to build a long-distance quantum network based on magnonic and mechanical systems.

DOI
10.1103/prxquantum.2.040344

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