Hybrid Quantum Systems

There are many types of quantum systems being explored as platforms for creating, storing, and transporting quantum information. The group focuses on connecting them together and developing hybrid quantum devices. By combining quantum objects such as superconducting microwave circuits, mechanical resonators, and optical photons, the group works to build increasingly sophisticated quantum machines that can do more than the individual components alone. Exploring the interfaces of very different quantum degrees of freedom can also lead to new experimental techniques and a better understanding of fundamental physics. Some current goals include converting quantum information between the microwave and optical domains, using acoustic waves as circuit elements in a quantum processor, and investigating the properties of quantum states in macroscopic mechanical objects.