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On-Chip Cavity Electroacoustics Using Lithium Niobate Phononic Crystal Resonators
Abstract
Mechanical systems are pivotal in quantum technologies because of their long coherent time and versatile coupling to qubit systems. So far, the coherent and dynamic control of gigahertz-frequency mechanical modes mostly relies on optomechanical coupling and piezoelectric coupling to superconducting qubits. Here, we demonstrate on-chip cavity electroacoustic dynamics using our microwave-frequency electrically modulated phononic crystal resonators on lithium niobate. Leveraging the high dispersion of phononic crystal, our acoustic modes space unevenly in the frequency spectrum, emulating atomic energy levels. Atomiclike transitions between different acoustic modes are selectively achieved by applying electrical fields to modulate acoustic modes via the nonlinear piezoelectricity of lithium niobate. Among two modes, we demonstrate Autler-Townes splitting, ac Stark shift, and Rabi oscillation with a maximum cooperativity of 4.18. Extending to three modes, we achieve nonreciprocal frequency conversions with an isolation up to 20 dB. Nonreciprocity can be tuned by the time delay between the two modulating pulses. Finally, our cavity electroacoustic platform could find broad applications in sensing, microwave signal processing, acoustic computing, and quantum acoustics.
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Ji, Jun [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000269945358), Thomas, Joseph G. [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000236825931), Xi, Zichen [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000315821231), Jin, Liyang [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000146657564), Briggs, Dayrl P. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000236557551), Kravchenko, Ivan I. [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000349995822), Pour, Arya G. [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000828136045), Zhu, Liyan [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:000000025415676X), Zhu, Yizheng [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000180990371), Shao, Linbo [Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000206157848). 2026-06-03. On-Chip Cavity Electroacoustics Using Lithium Niobate Phononic Crystal Resonators. https://doi.org/10.1103/hv6r-2ptj
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