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ArticleNature materials2026

Microwave-to-optical transduction using magnon-exciton coupling.

Pratap Chandra Adak, Iris E McDaniel, Suvodeep Paul, Caleb Heuvel-Horwitz, Bikash Das, Vitali Kozlov, Kseniia Mosina, Arun Ramanathan, Xavier Roy, Zdeněk Sofer and 5 more

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Article in Nature materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Bridging microwaves and light.Nature materials · 2026
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Pratap Chandra AdakDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA. padak@ccny.cuny.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4719-161X
Iris E McDanielDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Suvodeep PaulDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Caleb Heuvel-HorwitzDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Bikash DasDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Vitali KozlovPhotonics Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY, USA.
Kseniia MosinaDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-5337
Arun RamanathanDepartment of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1787-7058
Xavier RoyDepartment of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-0725
Zdeněk SoferDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1391-4448
Tian ZhongPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3884-7453
Akashdeep KamraDepartment of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität, Kaiserslautern, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-1076
Arno ThielensPhotonics Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY, USA.
Andrea AlúDepartment of Physics, Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-5274
Vinod M MenonDepartment of Physics, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA. vmenon@ccny.cuny.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-6445

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Spin+X TRR 173-268565370, project A13DOE | SC | Basic Energy Sciences (BES) DE-SC0025302Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation) 12764United States Department of Defense | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) HR0011-25-3-0107United States Department of Defense | United States Navy | Office of Naval Research (ONR) N000142612008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantum networks require coherent interfaces between microwave-frequency quantum systems and low-loss optical links. However, existing microwave-optical transducers often trade conversion efficiency against added noise, bandwidth and device integrability. Here we use magnon-exciton coupling in the layered antiferromagnet CrSBr to realize coherent microwave-to-optical transduction. Unlike previous magnon-based approaches that rely on intrinsically weak off-resonant magneto-optical effects, our scheme exploits strong light-matter interactions at exciton resonances. Driving the antiferromagnetic resonance with microwaves modulates the resonant excitonic susceptibility and generates coherent optical sidebands, detected using homodyne interferometry. Even in a bulk crystal without cavity enhancement, we observe coherent conversion over an intrinsically broadband ~300-MHz window. Multiple exciton-polariton resonances inherit the magnon-coupled response, indicating a route to broaden the usable optical detuning range and mitigate optical dissipation. Magnon-coupled excitons in layered magnets thus offer a scalable platform for broadband microwave-optical interfaces, with higher cooperativity achievable through reduced magnetic volume and cavity integration.

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