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We introduce a framework for scalable and broadband free-space phase-matched four-wave mixing in ring resonators. This method for four-wave mixing reduces the complexity of coupling an emitter to a quantum network by combining the spatial…

We report the observation of efficient and low-noise frequency conversion between two microwave modes, mediated by the motion of a mechanical resonator subjected to radiation pressure. We achieve coherent conversion of more than…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-28 F. Lecocq , J. B. Clark , R. W. Simmonds , J. Aumentado , J. D. Teufel

Quantum transducers between microwave and optical photons are essential for long-distance quantum networks based on superconducting qubits. An optically active self-assembled quantum dot molecule (QDM) is an attractive platform for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-16 Yuta Tsuchimoto , Martin Kroner

Quantum physics has brought enhanced capability in various sensing applications. Despite challenges from noise and loss in the radio-frequency (RF) domain, [Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 150502 (2020)] demonstrates a route for enhanced RF-receiver…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-06 Haowei Shi , Christopher M. Jones , Mengjie Yu , Zheshen Zhang , Quntao Zhuang

Quantum technologies that rely on photonic qubits require a precise controllability of their properties. For this purpose hybrid approaches are particularly attractive because they offer a large flexibility to address different aspects of…

Developing hybrid materials and structures for electromagnetic wave engineering has been a promising route towards novel functionalities and tunabilities in many modern applications and perspectives in new quantum technologies. Despite its…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-03-18 Yuzan Xiong , Andrew Christy , Yun Dong , Andrew Comstock , Dali Sun , Yi Li , James F. Cahoon , Binbin Yang , Wei Zhang

This paper presents a novel microwave photonic (MWP) radar scheme that is capable of optically generating and processing broadband linear frequency-modulated (LFM) microwave signals without using any radio-frequency (RF) sources. In the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-14 Pei Zhou , Rengheng Zhang , Nianqiang Li , Zhidong Jiang , Shilong Pan

Today, wide-open, high-resolution Doppler frequency shift (DFS) estimation is essential for radar, microwave/millimeter-wave, and communication systems. Using photonics technology, an effective approach is proposed and experimentally…

Optics · Physics 2014-04-09 Xihua Zou , Wangzhe Li , Bing Lu , Wei Pan , Lianshan Yan , Liyang Shao

We have measured quantum interference between two single microwave photons trapped in a superconducting resonator, whose frequencies are initially about 6 GHz apart. We accomplish this by use of a parametric frequency conversion process…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 François Nguyen , Eva Zakka-Bajjani , Raymond W. Simmonds , José Aumentado

Single photon-level quantum frequency conversion has recently been demonstrated using silicon nitride microring resonators. The resonance enhancement offered by such systems enables high-efficiency translation of quantum states of light…

Optics · Physics 2016-08-10 Z. Vernon , M. Liscidini , J. E. Sipe

A photonics-based digital and analog self-interference cancellation approach for in-band full-duplex communication systems and frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar systems is reported. One dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator is used to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-08 Taixia Shi , Moxuan Han , Yang Chen

The range and speed of a moving object can be ascertained using the sensing technique known as light detection and ranging (LiDAR). It has recently been suggested that quantum LiDAR, which uses entangled states of light, can enhance the…

Microwave electric (MW) field measurements utilizing Rydberg atoms have witnessed significant advancements, achieving remarkable sensitivity, albeit limited to discrete MW frequencies resonant with Rydberg states. Recently, various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-25 Sheng-Xian Xiao , Tao Wang

A superconducting qubit in a waveguide behaves as a point-like nonlinear element. If irradiated with nearly resonant microwave pulses, the qubit undergoes quantum evolution and generates coherent fields at sideband frequencies due to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-25 A. V. Vasenin , A. Yu. Dmitriev , S. V. Kadyrmetov , A. N. Bolgar , O. V. Astafiev

Microwave photonics (MWP), harnessing the tremendous bandwidth of light to generate, process and measure wideband microwave signals, are poised to spark a new revolution for the information and communication fields. Within the past decade,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-02-24 Yuansheng Tao , Fenghe Yang , Zihan Tao , Lin Chang , Haowen Shu , Ming Jin , Yan Zhou , Zhangfeng Ge , Xingjun Wang

Tunable, low-loss, narrowband, and frequency-stabilized filters play a critical role in the realization of transceivers for efficient signal processing in telecommunications and sensing applications in the presence of strong interference…

Large propagation path loss and limited scattering of millimeter wave (mmwave) channels create new challenges for physical layer signal processing. Hence, in this article, we propose a photonic hybrid precoding model for mmwave…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-04 Yahia Alghorani

Fast and broadband spectrum sensing is an essential component in cognitive radio systems, intelligent transportation systems, electronic warfare systems, etc. However, traditional electronic-based solutions have a trade-off among the…

Directional amplifiers are an important resource in quantum information processing, as they protect sensitive quantum systems from excess noise. Here, we propose an implementation of phase-preserving and phase-sensitive directional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-09 Daniel Malz , László D. Tóth , Nathan R. Bernier , Alexey K. Feofanov , Tobias J. Kippenberg , Andreas Nunnenkamp

In contrast to linearly polarized RF coil arrays, quadrature transceiver coil arrays are capable of improving signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), spatial resolution and parallel imaging performance. Owing to a reduced excitation power, low…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-06-28 Komlan Payne , Aditya Ashok Bhosale , Xiaoliang Zhang