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2024-08Type
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Abstract
In many states of the quantum electromagnetic field, including the vacuum state, entanglement exists between different space-time regions-even spacelike separated ones. These correlations can be harvested and, thereby, detected by quantum systems which locally interact with the field. Here, we propose an experimental implementation of such an entanglement-harvesting scheme which is based on electro-optic sampling (EOS). We demonstrate that state-of-the-art EOS experiments enable one to harvest entanglement from the vacuum field and to study quantum correlations within general THz fields. We further show how Bell nonlocality present in the vacuum field can be probed. Finally, we introduce an approach to mitigate shot noise in single-beam EOS configurations. These findings pave the way for experimental inquiries into foundational properties of relativistic quantum field theory, and empower EOS as a diagnostic tool in THz quantum optics. Show more
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Physical Review AVolume
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American Physical SocietyMore
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