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An ultra-high gain single-photon transistor in the microwave regime

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  • Zhiling Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zenghui Bao

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yan Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yukai Wu

    (Tsinghua University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Weizhou Cai

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Weiting Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xiyue Han

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Jiahui Wang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yipu Song

    (Tsinghua University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Luyan Sun

    (Tsinghua University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Hongyi Zhang

    (Tsinghua University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

  • Luming Duan

    (Tsinghua University
    Hefei National Laboratory)

Abstract

A photonic transistor that can switch or amplify an optical signal with a single gate photon requires strong non-linear interaction at the single-photon level. Circuit quantum electrodynamics provides great flexibility to generate such an interaction, and thus could serve as an effective platform to realize a high-performance single-photon transistor. Here we demonstrate such a photonic transistor in the microwave regime. Our device consists of two microwave cavities dispersively coupled to a superconducting qubit. A single gate photon imprints a phase shift on the qubit state through one cavity, and further shifts the resonance frequency of the other cavity. In this way, we realize a gain of the transistor up to 53.4 dB, with an extinction ratio better than 20 dB. Our device outperforms previous devices in the optical regime by several orders in terms of optical gain, which indicates a great potential for application in the field of microwave quantum photonics and quantum information processing.

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  • Zhiling Wang & Zenghui Bao & Yan Li & Yukai Wu & Weizhou Cai & Weiting Wang & Xiyue Han & Jiahui Wang & Yipu Song & Luyan Sun & Hongyi Zhang & Luming Duan, 2022. "An ultra-high gain single-photon transistor in the microwave regime," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33921-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33921-6
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