Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Bidirectional interconversion of microwave and light with thin-film lithium niobate

  • Yuntao Xu,
  • Ayed Al Sayem,
  • Linran Fan,
  • Chang-Ling Zou,
  • Sihao Wang,
  • Risheng Cheng,
  • Wei Fu,
  • Likai Yang,
  • Mingrui Xu,
  • Hong X. Tang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24809-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Coherent conversion between optical and microwave photonics is needed for future quantum applications. Here, the authors combine thin-film lithium niobate and superconductor platforms as a hybrid electro-optic system to achieve high-efficiency frequency conversion between microwave and optical modes.