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Free electrons as a source of nonclassical light

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Nature Physics, Published online: 03 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03082-6

Photon sources used in quantum optics are limited in ways that free electron sources may not be. Now, accelerated electrons have been shown to generate non-classical light — this opens up possibilities for quantum experiments at the nanoscale.