High-efficiency microwave-optical quantum transduction based on a cavity electro-optic superconducting system with long coherence time

Wang, Changqing; Gonin, Ivan; Grassellino, Anna; Kazakov, Sergey; Romanenko, Alexander; Yakovlev, Vyacheslav P.; Zorzetti, Silvia

doi:10.1038/s41534-022-00664-7

High-efficiency microwave-optical quantum transduction based on a cavity electro-optic superconducting system with long coherence time

Journal Article · Tue Dec 20 19:00:00 EST 2022 · npj Quantum Information

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-022-00664-7· OSTI ID:1906226

; Gonin, Ivan; Grassellino, Anna; Kazakov, Sergey; Romanenko, Alexander; Yakovlev, Vyacheslav P.;

Abstract

Frequency conversion between microwave and optical photons is a key enabling technology to create links between superconducting quantum processors and to realize distributed quantum networks. We propose a microwave-optical transduction platform based on long-coherence time superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities coupled to electro-optic optical cavities to mitigate the loss mechanisms that limit the attainment of high conversion efficiency. We optimize the microwave-optical field overlap and optical coupling losses in the design while achieving long microwave and optical photon lifetime at milli-Kelvin temperatures. This represents a significant enhancement of the transduction efficiency up to 50% under incoming pump power of 140 μW, which allows the conversion of few-photon quantum signals. Furthermore, this scheme exhibits high resolution for optically reading out the dispersive shift induced by a superconducting transmon qubit coupled to the SRF cavity. We also show that low microwave losses enhance the fidelity of heralded entanglement generation between two remote quantum systems. Finally, high precision in quantum sensing can be reached below the standard quantum limit.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1906226

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1908224

Journal Information:: npj Quantum Information, Journal Name: npj Quantum Information Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2056-6387

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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