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Toward Microwave-to-Optical Conversion using Erbium Doped Crystals and Integrated Resonators

Jake Rochman, John G. Bartholomew, Ioana Craiciu, Chuting Wang, Tian Xie, Jonathan M. Kindem, Keith Schwab, Andrei Faraon

Published May 5, 2019• 0 citations

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Abstract

We present progress towards a bidirectional coherent microwave-to-optical photon converter using an ensemble of rare-earth ions coupled to integrated photonic and microwave resonators.

DOI: 10.23919/cleo.2019.8750556

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