The technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), which allows efficient and
selective population transfer between quantum states without suffering loss due to …

An extensively pursued current direction of research in physics aims at the development of
practical technologies that exploit the effects of quantum mechanics. As part of this ongoing …

Efficient interconversion of both classical and quantum information between microwave and
optical frequency is an important engineering challenge. The optomechanical approach with …

Quantum transduction, the process of converting quantum signals from one form of energy to
another, is an important area of quantum science and technology. The present perspective …

The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

Interfacing a single photon with another quantum system is a key capability in modern
quantum information science. It allows quantum states of matter, such as spin states of …

Converting low-frequency electrical signals into much higher-frequency optical signals has
enabled modern communication networks to leverage the strengths of both microfabricated …

A new class of hybrid systems that couple optical, electrical and mechanical degrees of
freedom in nanoscale devices is under development in laboratories worldwide. These nano …

The simple mechanical oscillator, canonically consisting of a coupled mass–spring system,
is used in a wide variety of sensitive measurements, including the detection of weak forces …

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