Investigation of microwave transducers for linearity dependence and applications in quantum networking

Summer Bolton; Joseph M. Lukens; Carson Moseley; Maddy Woodson; Steven Estrella; Shunqiao Sun; Seongsin M. Kim; Patrick Kung

doi:10.1117/12.2633522

4 October 2022 Investigation of microwave transducers for linearity dependence and applications in quantum networking

Summer Bolton, Joseph M. Lukens, Carson Moseley, Maddy Woodson, Steven Estrella, Shunqiao Sun, Seongsin M. Kim, Patrick Kung

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Proceedings Volume 12238, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XX; 122380C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633522
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2022, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Quantum devices have the potential to revolutionize applications in computing, communications, and sensing; however, current state-of-art resources must operate at extremely low temperatures, making the routing of microwave control and readout signals challenging to scale. Interest in microwave photonic solutions to this problem has grown in recent years, in which control signals are delivered to the cold stage via optical fiber, where they are converted to electrical signals through photodetection. Overall link performance depends strongly on the characteristics of the photodiode, yet detailed measurements of many detector properties remain lacking at cold temperatures. In this work, we examine and compare the performance of a modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode (MUTC-PD) at both room (300 K) and liquid nitrogen (80 K) temperatures, focusing in particular on responsivity, bandwidth, and linearity. In line with previous work, we find a sharp reduction in responsivity at 1550 nm as temperature decreases, while RF bandwidth remains steady. Interestingly, our linearity tests reveal that the RF output saturates more quickly at 80 K, suggesting reduced linearity with lower temperature, the cause of which is still under investigation. Our results should help contribute to the understanding and future design of highly linear cryogenic quantum links.

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Summer Bolton, Joseph M. Lukens, Carson Moseley, Maddy Woodson, Steven Estrella, Shunqiao Sun, Seongsin M. Kim, and Patrick Kung "Investigation of microwave transducers for linearity dependence and applications in quantum networking", Proc. SPIE 12238, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XX, 122380C (4 October 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633522

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