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Nature Nanotechnology

Quantum-enabled microwave-to-optical transduction via silicon nanomechanics

Han Xue Zhao, William David Chen, Abhishek Kejriwal, Mohammad Mirhosseini

Published Mar 13, 2025• 28 citations
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10.1038/s41565-025-01874-8

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