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Efficient bidirectional piezo-optomechanical transduction between microwave and optical frequency by Jiang, Wentao, Sarabalis, Christopher J., Dahmani, Yanni D., Patel, Rishi N., Mayor, Felix M., McKenna, Timothy P., Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…Efficient interconversion of both classical and quantum information between microwave and optical frequency is an important engineering challenge. The…”
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Interaction between light and highly confined hypersound in a silicon photonic nanowire by Van Laer, Raphaël, Kuyken, Bart, Van Thourhout, Dries, Baets, Roel

“…In the past decade there has been a surge in research at the boundary between photonics and phononics. Most efforts have centred on coupling light to motion in…”
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Longitudinal piezoelectric resonant photoelastic modulator for efficient intensity modulation at megahertz frequencies by Atalar, Okan, Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H., Arbabian, Amin

“…Intensity modulators are an essential component in optics for controlling free-space beams. Many applications require the intensity of a free-space beam to be…”
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Controlling phonons and photons at the wavelength scale: integrated photonics meets integrated phononics by Safavi-Naeini, Amir H., Van Thourhout, Dries, Baets, Roel, Van Laer, Raphaël

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III/V-on-lithium niobate amplifiers and lasers by Op de Beeck, Camiel, Mayor, Felix M., Cuyvers, Stijn, Poelman, Stijn, Herrmann, Jason F., Atalar, Okan, McKenna, Timothy P., Haq, Bahawal, Jiang, Wentao, Witmer, Jeremy D., Roelkens, Gunther, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H., Van Laer, Raphaël, Kuyken, Bart

“…We demonstrate electrically pumped, heterogeneously integrated lasers on thin-film lithium niobate, featuring electro-optic wavelength tunability…”
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Optically heralded microwave photon addition by Jiang, Wentao, Mayor, Felix M., Malik, Sultan, Van Laer, Raphaël, McKenna, Timothy P., Patel, Rishi N., Witmer, Jeremy D., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…Photons with optical frequencies of a few hundred terahertz are perhaps the only way to distribute quantum information over long distances. Superconducting…”
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Net on-chip Brillouin gain based on suspended silicon nanowires by Laer, Raphaël Van, Bazin, Alexandre, Kuyken, Bart, Baets, Roel, Thourhout, Dries Van

“…The century-old study of photon-phonon coupling has seen a remarkable revival in the past decade. Driven by early observations of dynamical back-action, the…”
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Clamped and sideband-resolved silicon optomechanical crystals by Kolvik, Johan, Burger, Paul, Frey, Joey, Van Laer, Raphaël

“…Optomechanical crystals (OMCs) are a promising and versatile platform for transduction between mechanical and optical fields. However, the release from the…”
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Acousto-optic modulation in lithium niobate on sapphire by Sarabalis, Christopher J., McKenna, Timothy P., Patel, Rishi N., Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…We demonstrate the first acousto-optic modulators in lithium niobate films on sapphire, detailing the dependence of the piezoelectric and optomechanical…”
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Electrical driving of X-band mechanical waves in a silicon photonic circuit by Van Laer, Raphaël, Patel, Rishi N., McKenna, Timothy P., Witmer, Jeremy D., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…Reducing energy dissipation is a central goal of classical and quantum technologies. Optics achieved great success in bringing down power consumption of…”
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Resolving the energy levels of a nanomechanical oscillator by Arrangoiz-Arriola, Patricio, Wollack, E. Alex, Wang, Zhaoyou, Pechal, Marek, Jiang, Wentao, McKenna, Timothy P., Witmer, Jeremy D., Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…The quantum nature of an oscillating mechanical object is anything but apparent. The coherent states that describe the classical motion of a mechanical…”
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Cryogenic microwave-to-optical conversion using a triply resonant lithium-niobate-on-sapphire transducer by McKenna, Timothy P., Witmer, Jeremy D., Patel, Rishi N., Jiang, Wentao, Van Laer, Raphaël, Arrangoiz-Arriola, Patricio, Wollack, E. Alex, Herrmann, Jason F., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…Quantum networks are likely to have a profound impact on the way we compute and communicate in the future. In order to wire together superconducting quantum…”
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Lithium niobate piezo-optomechanical crystals by Jiang, Wentao, Patel, Rishi N., Mayor, Felix M., McKenna, Timothy P., Arrangoiz-Arriola, Patricio, Sarabalis, Christopher J., Witmer, Jeremy D., Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

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Optomechanical antennas for on-chip beam-steering by Sarabalis, Christopher J, Van Laer, Raphaël, Safavi-Naeini, Amir H

“…Rapid and low-power control over the direction of a radiating light field is a major challenge in photonics and a key enabling technology for emerging sensors…”
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Acousto-optic modulation of a wavelength-scale waveguide by Sarabalis, Christopher J., Van Laer, Raphaël, Patel, Rishi N., Dahmani, Yanni D., Jiang, Wentao, Mayor, Felix M., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…Since the advent of the laser, acousto-optic modulators have been an important tool for controlling light. Recent advances in on-chip lithium niobate waveguide…”
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Cryogenic packaging of an optomechanical crystal by McKenna, Timothy P., Patel, Rishi N., Witmer, Jeremy D., Van Laer, Raphaël, Valery, Joseph A., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

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Room-Temperature Mechanical Resonator with a Single Added or Subtracted Phonon by Patel, Rishi N., McKenna, Timothy P., Wang, Zhaoyou, Witmer, Jeremy D., Jiang, Wentao, Van Laer, Raphaël, Sarabalis, Christopher J., Safavi-Naeini, Amir H.

“…A room-temperature mechanical oscillator undergoes thermal Brownian motion with an amplitude much larger than the amplitude associated with a single phonon of…”
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Low-Loss Compact Lithium Niobate Photonic Integrated Circuits by Gao, Yan, Lei, Fuchuan, Girardi, Marcello, Van Laer, Raphael, Torres-Company, Victor, Schroder, Jochen

“…Lithium niobate (LN) is a promising material among integrated photonics, with applications like high-speed EO modulators, frequency combs, frequency…”
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Unifying Brillouin scattering and cavity optomechanics in silicon photonic wires by Van Laer, Raphael, Kuyken, Bart, Baets, Roel, Van Thourhout, Dries

“…We prove a connection between the Brillouin gain and the zero-point optomechanical coupling rate. Moreover, we report on observations of Brillouin scattering…”
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Heralding entangled optical photons from a microwave quantum processor by Haug, Trond Hjerpekjøn, Kockum, Anton Frisk, Van Laer, Raphaël

“…Exploiting the strengths of different quantum hardware components may enhance the capabilities of emerging quantum processors. Here, we propose and analyze a…”
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