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abstract:
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  text: 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 article reviews quantum transduction between microwave
    and optical photons, an area that has recently seen a lot of activity and progress
    because of its relevance for connecting superconducting quantum processors over
    long distances, among other applications. Our review covers the leading approaches
    to achieving such transduction, with an emphasis on those based on atomic ensembles,
    opto-electro-mechanics, and electro-optics. We briefly discuss relevant metrics
    from the point of view of different applications, as well as challenges for the
    future.
acknowledgement: "During the writing of this article we became aware of another review
  of quantum transduction with somewhat different emphasis [99].\r\nWe would like
  to thank the participants of the transduction workshop at Caltech in September 2018
  for helpful and stimulating discussions. We particularly thank John Bartholomew,
  Andrei Faraon, Johannes Fink, Jeff Holzgrafe, Linbo Shao, Marko Lončar, Daniel Oblak,
  and Oskar Painter.\r\nN L and N S acknowledge support from the Alliance for Quantum
  Technologies' (AQT) Intelligent Quantum Networks and Technologies (INQNET) research
  program and by DOE/HEP QuantISED program grant, QCCFP (Quantum Communication Channels
  for Fundamental Physics), award number DE-SC0019219. NS further acknowledges support
  by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). SB acknowledges
  support from the Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowship number 707 438 (MSC-IF SUPEREOM).
  JPC acknowledges support from the Caltech PMA prize postdoctoral fellowship. MS
  acknowledges support from the ARL-CDQI and the National Science Foundation. CS acknowledges
  NSERC, Quantum Alberta, and the Alberta Major Innovation Fund."
article_number: '020501'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Nikolai
  full_name: Lauk, Nikolai
  last_name: Lauk
- first_name: Neil
  full_name: Sinclair, Neil
  last_name: Sinclair
- first_name: Shabir
  full_name: Barzanjeh, Shabir
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  last_name: Barzanjeh
  orcid: 0000-0003-0415-1423
- first_name: Jacob P
  full_name: Covey, Jacob P
  last_name: Covey
- first_name: Mark
  full_name: Saffman, Mark
  last_name: Saffman
- first_name: Maria
  full_name: Spiropulu, Maria
  last_name: Spiropulu
- first_name: Christoph
  full_name: Simon, Christoph
  last_name: Simon
citation:
  ama: Lauk N, Sinclair N, Barzanjeh S, et al. Perspectives on quantum transduction.
    <i>Quantum Science and Technology</i>. 2020;5(2). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a">10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a</a>
  apa: Lauk, N., Sinclair, N., Barzanjeh, S., Covey, J. P., Saffman, M., Spiropulu,
    M., &#38; Simon, C. (2020). Perspectives on quantum transduction. <i>Quantum Science
    and Technology</i>. IOP Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a">https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a</a>
  chicago: Lauk, Nikolai, Neil Sinclair, Shabir Barzanjeh, Jacob P Covey, Mark Saffman,
    Maria Spiropulu, and Christoph Simon. “Perspectives on Quantum Transduction.”
    <i>Quantum Science and Technology</i>. IOP Publishing, 2020. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a">https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a</a>.
  ieee: N. Lauk <i>et al.</i>, “Perspectives on quantum transduction,” <i>Quantum
    Science and Technology</i>, vol. 5, no. 2. IOP Publishing, 2020.
  ista: Lauk N, Sinclair N, Barzanjeh S, Covey JP, Saffman M, Spiropulu M, Simon C.
    2020. Perspectives on quantum transduction. Quantum Science and Technology. 5(2),
    020501.
  mla: Lauk, Nikolai, et al. “Perspectives on Quantum Transduction.” <i>Quantum Science
    and Technology</i>, vol. 5, no. 2, 020501, IOP Publishing, 2020, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a">10.1088/2058-9565/ab788a</a>.
  short: N. Lauk, N. Sinclair, S. Barzanjeh, J.P. Covey, M. Saffman, M. Spiropulu,
    C. Simon, Quantum Science and Technology 5 (2020).
date_created: 2021-02-25T08:32:29Z
date_published: 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-24T11:17:48Z
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