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Title: Proposal for Heralded Generation and Detection of Entangled Microwave–Optical-Photon Pairs

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

Quantum state transfer between microwave and optical frequencies is essential for connecting superconducting quantum circuits to optical systems and extending microwave quantum networks over long distances. However, establishing such a quantum interface is extremely challenging because the standard direct quantum transduction requires both high coupling efficiency and small added noise. We propose an entanglement-based scheme—generating microwave-optical entanglement and using it to transfer quantum states via quantum teleportation—which can bypass the stringent requirements in direct quantum transduction and is robust against loss errors. In addition, we propose and analyze a counterintuitive design—suppress the added noise by placing the device at a higher temperature environment—which can improve both the device quality factor and power handling capability. We systematically analyze the generation and verification of entangled microwave–optical-photon pairs. The parameter for entanglement verification favors the regime of cooperativity mismatch and can tolerate certain thermal noises. Our scheme is feasible given the latest advances on electro-optomechanics, and can be generalized to various physical systems.

Research Organization:
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Army Research Office (ARO); US Army Research Laboratory (USARL); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF); Packard Foundation
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019406
OSTI ID:
1803800
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 124, Issue 1; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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