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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Electro-optomechanical entanglement in two coupled optical cavities with an LC microwave circuit

Shabnam Abutalebi, A. Asghari Nejad, Hassan Randjbar Askari, Alireza Bahrampour

Published Apr 23, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We theoretically investigate entanglement in a hybrid quantum system comprising two optical cavities coupled to a shared microwave cavity via optomechanical interactions. Our results demonstrate that increasing the microwave input power and frequency in the allowed range enhances entanglement between the microwave–optical and optical–optical modes. We also show by change frequency of the one optical cavity in the communication domain that we still have entanglement. This ability to generate robust microwave–optical photon entanglement shows promise for various quantum technologies. Optical photons could enable secure quantum communication in optical fibers, while microwave photons allow transmission to satellites. Overall, this hybrid cavity optomechanical system offers prospects as an efficient source of entangled photon pairs, vital for implementing long-distance quantum communication networks.

DOI
10.1364/josab.519837

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