We describe the principles of design, fabrication, and operation of a piezoelectric
optomechanical crystal with which we demonstrate bi-directional conversion of energy …

Electrically actuated optomechanical resonators provide a route to quantum-coherent,
bidirectional conversion of microwave and optical photons. Such devices could enable …

A variety of nanomechanical systems can now operate at the quantum limit,,,, making
quantum phenomena more accessible for applications and providing new opportunities for …

Conversion between signals in the microwave and optical domains is of great interest both
for classical telecommunication and for connecting future superconducting quantum …

The successes of superconducting quantum circuits at local manipulation of quantum
information and photonics technology at long-distance transmission of the same have …

High-gain amplifiers of electromagnetic signals operating near the quantum limit are crucial
for quantum information systems and ultrasensitive quantum measurements. However, the …

Hybrid quantum systems are essential for the realization of distributed quantum networks. In
particular, piezo-mechanics operating at typical superconducting qubit frequencies features …

We describe a reversible quantum interface between an optical and a microwave field using
a hybrid device based on their common interaction with a micromechanical resonator in a …

An optical network of superconducting quantum bits (qubits) is an appealing platform for
quantum communication and distributed quantum computing, but developing a quantum …

Quantum states encoded in microwave photons or qubits can be effectively manipulated,
whereas optical photons can be coherently transferred via optical fibre and waveguide. The …