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Probing free-electron-photon entanglement with quantum eraser experiments

Jan-Wilke Henke, Hao Jeng, Claus Ropers

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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We propose an experimental scheme to generate and verify quantum entanglement between free electrons and photons, based on the principle of quantum erasure. Preliminary experimental results highlighting the feasibility of this scheme are reported.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2025.jps200_91

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