Quantum-memory-assisted on-demand microwave-optical transduction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18834v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:19:06 GMT
• Title: Quantum-memory-assisted on-demand microwave-optical transduction
• Authors: Hai-Tao Tu, Kai-Yu Liao, Si-Yuan Qiu, Xiao-Hong Liu, Yi-Qi Guo, Zheng-Qi Du, Yang Xu, Xin-Ding Zhang, Hui Yan, Shi-Liang Zhu,
• Abstract summary: We propose and experimentally demonstrate a memoryenhanced quantum microwave-optical transduction using a Rydberg ensemble.<n>We store microwave photons in a highly excited collective state and subsequently convert them into optical photons during the retrieval process.<n>Taking advantage of the optical depth with order of millions for microwave photons in Rydberg ensemble, combined with a minimal storage dephasing rate at the single-photon level, the transducer achieves an areanormalized storage efficiency greater than 90%.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Microwave-optical transducers and quantum memories are fundamental components of quantum repeaters, essential for developing a quantum internet in which solid-state quantum computers serve as nodes interconnected by optical fibers for data transmission. Although both technologies have made significant advancements, the integration of microwave-optical conversion and quantum memory functionalities remains a challenge. Here, we theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate a memoryenhanced quantum microwave-optical transduction using a Rydberg ensemble. By utilizing a cascaded electromagnetically induced transparency process, we store microwave photons in a highly excited collective state and subsequently convert them into optical photons during the retrieval process. Taking advantage of the optical depth with order of millions for microwave photons in Rydberg ensemble, combined with a minimal storage dephasing rate at the single-photon level, the transducer achieves an areanormalized storage efficiency greater than 90%, a bandwidth of 2.1 MHz, and a noise equivalent temperature as low as 26 K, even in cavity-free conditions. Our findings pave the way for the practical implementation of quantum repeaters based on atomic ensembles in quantum information processing.

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