Cavity electro-optics in thin-film lithium niobate for efficient microwave-to-optical transduction

Holzgrafe, Jeffrey; Sinclair, Neil; Zhu, Di; Shams-Ansari, Amirhassan; Colangelo, Marco; Hu, Yaowen; Zhang, Mian; Berggren, Karl K.; Lončar, Marko

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.397513

Cavity electro-optics in thin-film lithium niobate for efficient microwave-to-optical transduction

Journal Article · Mon Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Optica

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.397513· OSTI ID:1734442

; Sinclair, Neil; ; ; Colangelo, Marco; Hu, Yaowen; ; Berggren, Karl K.; Lončar, Marko

Linking superconducting quantum devices to optical fibers via microwave-optical quantum transducers may enable large-scale quantum networks. For this application, transducers based on the Pockels electro-optic (EO) effect are promising for their direct conversion mechanism, high bandwidth, and potential for low-noise operation. However, previously demonstrated EO transducers require large optical pump power to overcome weak EO coupling and reach high efficiency. Here, we create an EO transducer in thin-film lithium niobate, a platform that provides low optical loss and strong EO coupling. We demonstrate on-chip transduction efficiencies of up to and of optical pump power. The transduction efficiency can be improved by further reducing the microwave resonator’s piezoelectric coupling to acoustic modes, increasing the optical resonator quality factor to previously demonstrated levels, and changing the electrode geometry for enhanced EO coupling. We expect that with further development, EO transducers in thin-film lithium niobate can achieve near-unity efficiency with low optical pump power.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019219

OSTI ID:: 1734442

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1852943

Journal Information:: Optica, Journal Name: Optica Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 7; ISSN 2334-2536

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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