We revisit the problem of using a mechanical resonator to perform the transfer of a quantum state between two electromagnetic cavities (e.g. optical and microwave). We show that this system possesses an effective mechanical dark state which is immune to mechanical dissipation; utilizing this feature allows highly efficient transfer of intra-cavity states, as well as of itinerant photon states. We provide simple analytic expressions for the fidelity of transferring both Gaussian and non-Gaussian states.
@article{arxiv.1110.5074,
title = {Using interference for high fidelity quantum state transfer in optomechanics},
author = {Ying-Dan Wang and Aashish A. Clerk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.5074},
year = {2012}
}