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We developed a superconducting cavity piezoelectromechanical system for high-frequency mechanical resonators. This system enables strong coupling between phonons and photons, paving the way for advanced hybrid quantum systems.

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Area of Science:

Quantum physics
Solid-state physics
Nanotechnology

Background:

High-frequency mechanical resonators are crucial for quantum technologies.
Preparing resonators in their ground state is challenging due to their stiffness.
Cryogenic cooling simplifies ground state preparation at low thermal phonon occupancy.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate a novel superconducting cavity piezoelectromechanical system.
To achieve strong coupling between high-frequency mechanical modes and microwave photons.
To explore coherent phonon-photon conversion for hybrid quantum systems.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a bulk acoustic resonator operating at 10 GHz.
Coupling the mechanical resonator to a planar microwave superconducting resonator.
Implementing a noncontact coupling scheme to minimize mechanical dissipation.

Main Results:

Achieved strong coupling with cooperativity exceeding 2x10^3.
Demonstrated excellent coherence with a frequency-quality-factor product of 7.5x10^15 Hz.
Observed classical temporal oscillations of microwave energy, indicating coherent phonon-photon conversion.

Conclusions:

The developed system enables efficient coupling of high-frequency phonons and microwave photons.
The high coherence and strong coupling are significant advancements for quantum information processing.
This high-frequency cavity piezoelectromechanics is compatible with superconducting qubits, advancing hybrid quantum systems.