High-throughput electro-optic upconversion and downconversion with few-photon added noise
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09873v1
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 03:05:26 GMT
- Title: High-throughput electro-optic upconversion and downconversion with few-photon added noise
- Authors: M. D. Urmey, S. Dickson, K. Adachi, S. Mittal, L. G. Talamo, A. Kyle, N. E. Frattini, S. -X. Lin, K. W. Lehnert, C. A. Regal,
- Abstract summary: We present measurements of a membrane-based opto-electromechanical transducer with high signal throughput.<n>In downconversion, throughput of this magnitude at the few-photon noise level is unprecedented.
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- Abstract: A microwave-optical transducer of sufficiently low noise and high signal transfer rate would allow entanglement to be distributed between superconducting quantum processors at a rate faster than the lifetimes of the quantum memories being linked. Here we present measurements of a membrane-based opto-electromechanical transducer with high signal throughput, as quantified by an efficiency-bandwidth-duty-cycle product of 7 kHz, approaching quantum-enabled operation in upconversion as well as downconversion, with input-referred added noise of 3 photons. In downconversion, throughput of this magnitude at the few-photon noise level is unprecedented. Using the quantum channel capacity, we also find an expression for the maximum rate at which quantum information can be transduced, providing insight into the importance of improving both a transducer's throughput and noise performance. With feasible improvements, the high throughput achieved with this device positions membrane-based transducers as a strategic choice for demonstrations of a quantum network with reasonable averaging times.
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