US Patent:
20210139315, May 13, 2021
Inventors:
- Pasadena CA, US
Jie Luo - Pasadena CA, US
Michael T. Fang - Pasadena CA, US
Alp Sipahigil - Pasadena CA, US
Paul B. Dieterle - Somerville MA, US
Mahmoud Kalaee - Pasadena CA, US
Johannes M. Fink - Klosterneuburg, AT
Andrew J. Keller - Los Angeles CA, US
Gregory MacCabe - Los Angeles CA, US
Hengjiang Ren - Pasadena CA, US
Justin D. Cohen - Annandale VA, US
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA
International Classification:
B81B 3/00
B82Y 40/00
B82Y 10/00
G11C 13/02
B82Y 20/00
G06N 10/00
G01H 11/08
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for converting (i.e., transducing) a quantum-level (e.g., single photon) signal between the three wave forms (i.e., optical, acoustic, and microwave). A suspended crystalline structure is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system as described in detail herein. Transducers that use a common acoustic intermediary transform optical signals to acoustic signals and vice versa as well as microwave signals to acoustic signals and vice versa. Other embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for storing a qubit in phonon memory having an extended coherence time. A suspended crystalline structure with specific geometric design is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system.