Low Noise Opto-Electro-Mechanical Modulator for RF-to-Optical Transduction in Quantum Communications

Year: 2023

Authors: Bonaldi M., Borrielli A., Di Giuseppe G., Malossi N., Morana B., Natali R., Piergentili P., Sarro PM., Serra E., Vitali D.

Autors Affiliation: Nanosci Trento FBK Div, Inst Mat Elect & Magnetism, I-38123 Trento, TN, Italy; TIFPA, Ist Nazl Fis Nucleare, I-38123 Povo, TN, Italy; Univ Camerino, Sch Sci & Technol, Phys Div, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy; Sez Perugia, INFN, I-06123 Perugia, PG, Italy; Delft Univ Technol, Dept Microelect & Comp Engn, ECTM, Feldmanweg 17, NL-2628 CT Delft, Netherlands; CNR INO, Lgo Enr Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, FI, Italy.

Abstract: In this work, we present an Opto-Electro-Mechanical Modulator (OEMM) for RF-to-optical transduction realized via an ultra-coherent nanomembrane resonator capacitively coupled to an rf injection circuit made of a microfabricated read-out able to improve the electro-optomechanical interaction. This device configuration can be embedded in a Fabry-Perot cavity for electromagnetic cooling of the LC circuit in a dilution refrigerator exploiting the opto-electro-mechanical interaction. To this aim, an optically measured steady-state frequency shift of 380 Hz was seen with a polarization voltage of 30 V and a Q-factor of the assembled device above 10(6) at room temperature. The rf-sputtered titanium nitride layer can be made superconductive to develop efficient quantum transducers.

Journal/Review: ENTROPY

Volume: 25 (7)      Pages from: 1087-1  to: 1087-14

More Information: This research was funded by internal resources of the INFN tHEEOM-RD experiment.
KeyWords: quantum transduction; hybrid systems; low noise N; MEMS resonators; optomechanics; electro-optics
DOI: 10.3390/e25071087

Citations: 2
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