Table-top creation of entangled multi-keV photon pairs via the Unruh effect
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
Electrons moving in a strong periodic electromagnetic field (e.g., laser or undulator) may convert quantum vacuum fluctuations into pairs of entangled photons, which can be understood as a signature of the Unruh effect. Apart from verifying this striking phenomenon, the considered effect may allow the construction of a table-top source for entangled photons (``photon pair laser'') and the associated quantum-optics applications in the multi-keV regime with near-future facilities. 04.62.+v, 12.20.Fv, 41.60.-m, 42.50.Dv.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0705.4385,
title = {Table-top creation of entangled multi-keV photon pairs via the Unruh effect},
author = {Ralf Schützhold and Gernot Schaller and Dietrich Habs},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.4385},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure