A two-dimensional optomechanical crystal for quantum transduction
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14484v1
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:47:13 GMT
- Title: A two-dimensional optomechanical crystal for quantum transduction
- Authors: Felix M. Mayor, Sultan Malik, André G. Primo, Samuel Gyger, Wentao Jiang, Thiago P. M. Alegre, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini,
- Abstract summary: Integrated optomechanical systems are one of the leading platforms for manipulating, sensing, and distributing quantum information.
In this work, we demonstrate a two-dimensional optomechanical crystal geometry, named textbfb-dagger, that alleviates this problem.
Our results extend the boundaries of optomechanical system capabilities and establish a robust foundation for the next generation of microwave-to-optical transducers.
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- Abstract: Integrated optomechanical systems are one of the leading platforms for manipulating, sensing, and distributing quantum information. The temperature increase due to residual optical absorption sets the ultimate limit on performance for these applications. In this work, we demonstrate a two-dimensional optomechanical crystal geometry, named \textbf{b-dagger}, that alleviates this problem through increased thermal anchoring to the surrounding material. Our mechanical mode operates at 7.4 GHz, well within the operation range of standard cryogenic microwave hardware and piezoelectric transducers. The enhanced thermalization combined with the large optomechanical coupling rates, $g_0/2\pi \approx 880~\mathrm{kHz}$, and high optical quality factors, $Q_\text{opt} = 2.4 \times 10^5$, enables the ground-state cooling of the acoustic mode to phononic occupancies as low as $n_\text{m} = 0.35$ from an initial temperature of 3 kelvin, as well as entering the optomechanical strong-coupling regime. Finally, we perform pulsed sideband asymmetry of our devices at a temperature below 10 millikelvin and demonstrate ground-state operation ($n_\text{m} < 0.45$) for repetition rates as high as 3 MHz. Our results extend the boundaries of optomechanical system capabilities and establish a robust foundation for the next generation of microwave-to-optical transducers with entanglement rates overcoming the decoherence rates of state-of-the-art superconducting qubits.
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