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A photonic link for quantum circuits

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A superconducting electromechanical device at cryogenic temperatures can be probed using optical fibres and a commercial phase modulator.

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Fig. 1: An intra-fridge photonic link between room-temperature classical electronics and cryogenic superconducting quantum circuits.

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  1. Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Koji Usami & Yasunobu Nakamura

  2. RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing (RQC), Saitama, Japan

    Yasunobu Nakamura

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Usami, K., Nakamura, Y. A photonic link for quantum circuits. Nat Electron 4, 323–324 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00587-9

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