TY - JOUR
T1 - Coherent frequency up-conversion of microwaves to the optical telecommunications band in an Er:YSO crystal
AU - Fernandez-Gonzalvo, Xavier
AU - Chen, Yu Hui
AU - Yin, Chunming
AU - Rogge, Sven
AU - Longdell, Jevon J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Physical Society.
PY - 2015/12/8
Y1 - 2015/12/8
N2 - The ability to convert quantum states from microwave photons to optical photons is important for hybrid system approaches to quantum information processing. We report the up-conversion of a microwave signal into the optical telecommunications wavelength band using erbium dopants in a yttrium orthosilicate crystal via stimulated Raman scattering. The microwaves were applied to the sample using a three-dimensional copper loop-gap resonator and the coupling and signal optical fields were single passed. The conversion efficiency was low, in agreement with a theoretical analysis, but can be significantly enhanced with an optical resonator.
AB - The ability to convert quantum states from microwave photons to optical photons is important for hybrid system approaches to quantum information processing. We report the up-conversion of a microwave signal into the optical telecommunications wavelength band using erbium dopants in a yttrium orthosilicate crystal via stimulated Raman scattering. The microwaves were applied to the sample using a three-dimensional copper loop-gap resonator and the coupling and signal optical fields were single passed. The conversion efficiency was low, in agreement with a theoretical analysis, but can be significantly enhanced with an optical resonator.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.062313
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.062313
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84950148962
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 92
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 6
M1 - 062313
ER -