Electrons herald non-classical light
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.11300v1
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:55:54 GMT
- Title: Electrons herald non-classical light
- Authors: Germaine Arend, Guanhao Huang, Armin Feist, Yujia Yang, Jan-Wilke Henke, Zheru Qiu, Hao Jeng, Arslan Sajid Raja, Rudolf Haindl, Rui Ning Wang, Tobias J. Kippenberg, Claus Ropers,
- Abstract summary: We demonstrate the coherent parametric generation of non-classical states of light by free electrons.
We show that the quantized electron energy loss heralds the number of photons generated in a dielectric waveguide.
The approach facilitates the tailored preparation of higher-number Fock and other optical quantum states.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
- Abstract: Free electrons are a widespread and universal source of electromagnetic fields. The past decades witnessed ever-growing control over many aspects of electron-generated radiation, from the incoherent emission produced by X-ray tubes to the exceptional brilliance of free-electron lasers. Reduced to the elementary process of quantized energy exchange between individual electrons and the electromagnetic field, electron beams may facilitate future sources of tunable quantum light. However, the quantum features of such radiation are tied to the correlation of the particles, calling for the joint electronic and photonic state to be explored for further applications. Here, we demonstrate the coherent parametric generation of non-classical states of light by free electrons. We show that the quantized electron energy loss heralds the number of photons generated in a dielectric waveguide. In Hanbury-Brown-Twiss measurements, an electron-heralded single-photon state is revealed via antibunching intensity correlations, while two-quantum energy losses of individual electrons yield pronounced two-photon coincidences. The approach facilitates the tailored preparation of higher-number Fock and other optical quantum states based on controlled interactions with free-electron beams.
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