Interferometrically Enhanced Asymmetry in Strong-field Ionization with Bright Squeezed Vacuum

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.12646v1
• Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:17:14 GMT
• Title: Interferometrically Enhanced Asymmetry in Strong-field Ionization with Bright Squeezed Vacuum
• Abstract summary: We show that quantum light statistics can be used to control strong-field ionization at the tunneling step.<n>We show through simulation that photoelectron momentum distributions (PMDs) exhibit asymmetries that exceed those obtained with classical fields of comparable intensity by orders of magnitude.
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• Abstract: We demonstrate that quantum light statistics can be used to control strong-field ionization at the tunneling step. Using a bichromatic linearly polarized field composed of a strong coherent driver and a weak bright squeezed vacuum (BSV), we show through simulation that photoelectron momentum distributions (PMDs) exhibit asymmetries that exceed those obtained with classical fields of comparable intensity by orders of magnitude. This enhancement is uniquely linked to the nonclassical statistics of the BSV field. A semiclassical analysis based on the strong-field approximation (SFA) reveals that the effect originates from fluctuations in the instantaneous field amplitude, which strongly modify the tunneling ionization probability while leaving the electron's continuum dynamics essentially unchanged. This selective control enables reconstruction of ionization pathways and provides a robust route to extract sub-cycle dynamics from strong-field observables.

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