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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2023

Quantum Interference between Fundamentally Different Processes Is Enabled by Shaped Input Wavefunctions.

Jeremy Lim, Suraj Kumar, Yee Sin Ang, Lay Kee Ang, Liang Jie Wong

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Jeremy LimScience, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore.
Suraj KumarSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Yee Sin AngScience, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1637-1610
Lay Kee AngScience, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-1194
Liang Jie WongSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-9456

Funding

National Research Foundation NRF2020-NRF-ISF004-3525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work presents a general framework for quantum interference between processes that can involve different fundamental particles or quasi-particles. This framework shows that shaping input wavefunctions is a versatile and powerful tool for producing and controlling quantum interference between distinguishable pathways, beyond previously explored quantum interference between indistinguishable pathways. Two examples of quantum interference enabled by shaping in interactions between free electrons, bound electrons, and photons are presented: i) the vanishing of the zero-loss peak by destructive quantum interference when a shaped electron wavepacket couples to light, under conditions where the electron's zero-loss peak otherwise dominates; ii) quantum interference between free electron and atomic (bound electron) spontaneous emission processes, which can be significant even when the free electron and atom are far apart, breaking the common notion that a free electron and an atom must be close by to significantly affect each other's processes. Conclusions show that emerging quantum wave-shaping techniques unlock the door to greater versatility in light-matter interactions and other quantum processes in general.

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light-matter interactionsnanophotonicsquantum interferenceultrafast opticswaveshaping

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PMID36737853
PMCPMC10074114

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