Surface acoustic wave (SAW)–matter interaction provides a fascinating key for inducing and
manipulating novel phenomena and functionalities in two-dimensional (2D) materials. The …

Today, surface acoustic waves (SAWs) and bulk acoustic waves are already two of the very
few phononic technologies of industrial relevance and can been found in a myriad of …

Phonons, and in particular surface acoustic wave phonons, have been proposed as a
means to coherently couple distant solid-state quantum systems. Individual phonons in a …

Spin-mechanics studies interactions between spin systems and mechanical vibrations in a
nanomechanical resonator and explores their potential applications in quantum information …

We control the electronic structure of the silicon-vacancy (SiV) color-center in diamond by
changing its static strain environment with a nano-electro-mechanical system. This allows …

Hybrid spin–mechanical systems provide a platform for integrating quantum registers and
transducers. Efficient creation and control of such systems require a comprehensive …

Phonons are considered to be universal quantum transducers due to their ability to couple to
a wide variety of quantum systems. Among these systems, solid-state point defect spins are …

STIRAP (stimulated Raman adiabatic passage) is a powerful laser-based method, usually
involving two photons, for efficient and selective transfer of populations between quantum …

Hybrid spin-mechanical setups offer a versatile platform for quantum science and
technology, but improving the spin-phonon as well as the spin-spin couplings of such …

Quantum networks enable a broad range of practical and fundamental applications
spanning from distributed quantum computing to sensing and metrology. A cornerstone of …