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Modern computing and communication technologies such as supercomputers and the Internet are based on optically connected networks of microwave-frequency information processors. An analogous architecture has been proposed for quantum networks, using optical photons to distribute entanglement between remote superconducting quantum processors. Here we report a step towards such a network by observing non-classical correlations between photons in an optical link and a superconducting quantum device. We generate these states of light through a spontaneous parametric down-conversion process in a chip-scale piezo-optomechanical transducer, and we measure a microwave–optical cross-correlation exceeding the Cauchy–Schwarz classical bound for thermal states. As further evidence of the non-classical character of the microwave–optical photon pairs, we observe antibunching in the microwave state conditioned on detection of an optical photon. Such a transducer can be readily connected to an independent superconducting qubit module and serve as a key building block for optical quantum networks of microwave-frequency qubits.
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Classical-decisive quantum internet by integrated photonics
Classical and quantum technologies have traditionally been viewed as orthogonal, with classical systems being deterministic and quantum systems inherently probabilistic. This distinction hinders the development of a scalable quantum internet even as the global internet continues expanding. We report a classical-decisive quantum internet architecture in which the integration of quantum information into advanced photonic technologies enables efficient entanglement distribution over a commercially deployed fiber network. On-chip precise synchronization between classical headers and quantum payloads enables dynamic routing and networking of high-fidelity entanglement guided by classical light. The quantum states are preserved through real-time error mitigation, relying solely on classical signal readout without disturbing quantum information. These classical-decisive features demonstrate a practical path to a scalable quantum internet using existing network infrastructure and operating systems.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2323468
- PAR ID:
- 10638014
- Publisher / Repository:
- AAAS
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Science
- Volume:
- 389
- Issue:
- 6763
- ISSN:
- 0036-8075
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 940 to 944
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx6176
