Coherent frequency up-conversion of microwaves to the optical telecommunications band in an Er:YSO crystal

Xavier Fernandez-Gonzalvo; Yu Hui Chen; Chunming Yin; Sven Rogge; Jevon J. Longdell

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.92.062313

Coherent frequency up-conversion of microwaves to the optical telecommunications band in an Er:YSO crystal

Xavier Fernandez-Gonzalvo, Yu Hui Chen, Chunming Yin, Sven Rogge, Jevon J. Longdell

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	062313
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	92
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.062313
Publication status	Published - 8 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Fernandez-Gonzalvo, X., Chen, Y. H., Yin, C., Rogge, S., & Longdell, J. J. (2015). Coherent frequency up-conversion of microwaves to the optical telecommunications band in an Er:YSO crystal. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 92(6), Article 062313. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.062313

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Coherent frequency up-conversion of microwaves to the optical telecommunications band in an Er:YSO crystal

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