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	"title": "CREOL Spring Colloquium: Han Zhao, UCF Physics",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: \u003C/strong\u003EBuilding network of superconducting quantum processors with optical interconnects\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C/strong\u003EOptically interconnected networks of heterogeneous quantum platforms are milestones of future quantum information infrastructure. Integrating superconducting qubits as the prominent quantum processors in such a network requires efficient and high\u002Dfidelity microwave\u002Doptical interfaces. In this talk, I will highlight our recent progress towards an electro\u002Doptomechanical transducer, which converts quantum\u002Dlevel microwave signal in a superconducting circuit to optical photons in telecom\u002Dband fibers via electrostatically actuated high\u002Dquality silicon nanomechanics. I will share our design strategy to achieve simultaneously high conversion rate and low added noise \u002D the two important metrics for entangling remote superconducting qubits. Lastly, I will conclude with our plans to tackle optically heralded long\u002Ddistance entanglement generation and the prospect of distributed quantum computation.\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker: \u003C/strong\u003EHan Zhao is an assistant professor at the Department of Physics, UCF. Previously, he was a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech working on quantum microwave\u002Dto\u002Doptical frequency conversion using silicon nanomechanics. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019, where his research focus was on non\u002DHermitian topological photonics.\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "CREOL: CROL\u002D103",
	"location_url": "https://map.ucf.edu/locations/53/creol\u002Dcrol/",
	"virtual_url": "https://ucf.zoom.us/j/93031877906?from\u003Daddon",
	"registration_link": null,
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	"starts": "Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500",
	"ends": "Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0500",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["Photonics","CREOL","Optics"],
	"contact_name": "Leland Nordin",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "leland.nordin@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4024259/creol-spring-colloquium-han-zhao-ucf-physics/"
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