Demonstration of Efficient Nonreciprocity in a Microwave Optomechanical Circuit

2017/03/15 by G. A. Peterson, G. A. Peterson, F. Lecocq +6 · 3 citations
Chemistry · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions #Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials #Isolation (microbiology) #Lossy compression #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Microwave #Microwave engineering #Microwave transmission #Optical isolator #Quantum #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevx.7.031001

published as Phys. Rev. X 7, 031001 (2017) · 9 pages, 6 figures

arxiv created 2017/03/15 · openalex created_date 2017/03/23 · openalex publication_date 2017/07/06 · arxiv updated 2017/07/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Nonreciprocal devices, in which electrical or optical signals travel in one direction only, are essential for telecommunication and quantum applications, but they are often both lossy and bulky to implement. A prototype device demonstrates nonreciprocity in a microwave optomechanical circuit that allows for dynamic isolation control while avoiding the need for large magnetic fields.

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