Detection of quantum-vacuum field correlations outside the light cone

FF Settembrini, F Lindel, AM Herter… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
According to quantum field theory, empty space—the ground state with all real excitations
removed—is not empty, but filled with quantum-vacuum fluctuations. Their presence can …

Entanglement harvesting from electromagnetic quantum fields

F Lindel, A Herter, V Gebhart, J Faist, SY Buhmann - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
In many states of the quantum electromagnetic field, including the vacuum state,
entanglement exists between different space-time regions—even spacelike separated ones …

Optical time-domain quantum state tomography on a subcycle scale

E Hubenschmid, TLM Guedes, G Burkard - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
Following recent progress in the experimental application of electro-optic sampling to the
detection of the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic-field ground state and …

THz quantum gap: exploring potential approaches for generating and detecting non-classical states of THz light

Y Todorov, S Dhillon, J Mangeney - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
Over the past few decades, THz technology has made considerable progress, evidenced by
the performance of current THz sources and detectors, as well as the emergence of several …

An exactly solvable relativistic quantum Otto engine

NK Kollas, D Moustos - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We revisit the mathematics of exactly solvable Unruh-DeWitt detector models, interacting
with massless scalar fields under instantaneous interactions, to construct a relativistic …

Complete positive operator-valued measure description of multichannel quantum electro-optic sampling with monochromatic field modes

E Hubenschmid, TLM Guedes, G Burkard - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
We propose a multichannel version of quantum electro-optic sampling involving
monochromatic field modes. It allows for multiple simultaneous measurements of arbitrarily …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating and controlling the quantum resources of bipartite-qubit detectors of scalar fields in the process of spacetime expansion

H Yang, LL Xing, M Kong, G Zhang, L Ye - The European Physical Journal …, 2023 - Springer
Quantum resources construct new avenues to explore the cosmos. Considering bipartite-
qubit detectors subjected to scalar fields in an expanding spacetime, quantum resources …

Experimental realization of quantum walks near synthetic horizons on photonic lattices

R He, Y Zhao, C Sheng, J Duan, Y Wei, C Sun, L Lu… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Entanglement plays crucial roles in quantum optics, providing a prerequisite for these recent
unprecedented leaps. Nevertheless, the study of quantum entanglement under the influence …

Back action in quantum electro-optic sampling of electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations

TLM Guedes, I Vakulchyk, DV Seletskiy… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
The influence of measurement back action on electro-optic sampling of electromagnetic
quantum fluctuations is investigated. Based on a cascaded treatment of the nonlinear …

Cohering and decohering power of massive scalar fields under instantaneous interactions

NK Kollas, D Moustos, MR Muñoz - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Employing a nonperturbative approach based on an instantaneous interaction between a
two-level Unruh-DeWitt detector and a massive scalar field, we investigate the ability of the …