Quantum-enabled temporal and spectral mode conversion of microwave signals

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Andrews, R W ^a   Reed, A P ^a   Cicak, K ^b   Teufel, J D ^b   Lehnert, K W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GLASS FIBER;

ALUMINUM; CABLE; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIGNAL; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATOR; STATIC ELECTRICITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84948807963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10021     Document Type: Article

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