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Ultrafast quantum gates with fully quantized free-electron quantum optics

Quantum Physics 2025-11-17 v1

Abstract

Free-electron quantum optics provides a versatile platform for manipulating electrons at the quantum level with potential applications in quantum information technologies. We propose a grating-based architecture for fully quantized free-electron quantum optics, in which photon-electron interactions map onto Jaynes-Cummings and Tavis-Cummings models via Bloch-Floquet analysis. Within this framework, we design ultrafast single- and two-qubit gates with cavity-free flying electrons, enabling universal quantum computing in experimentally accessible setups. More broadly, this framework establishes a platform for probing free-electron quantum optics and advancing quantum technologies in simulation, sensing, and information processing.

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@article{arxiv.2511.11201,
  title  = {Ultrafast quantum gates with fully quantized free-electron quantum optics},
  author = {Yongcheng Ding},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.11201},
  year   = {2025}
}

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21 pages, 5 figures

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