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Frontiers in Optics

Bidirectional and Efficient Conversion Between Microwave and Optical Light

Cindy A. Regal, Reed C. Andrews, Robert W. Peterson, Thomas Purdy, Katarina Cicak, Raymond W. Simmonds, Konrad W. Lehnert

Published Jan 1, 2014• 48 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate efficient mechanically-mediated transduction between microwave and optical signals using a micromechanical SiN membrane. This interface has the potential to transform information between these vastly different frequencies while maintaining a fragile quantum state.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2014.ltu2i.3

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