Generating quantum electrodynamic (QED) interactions using a parabolic transmission mirror
US11362474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0092
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a general aspect, quantum electrodynamic (QED) interactions are generated using a parabolic transmission mirror. In some aspects, a system for generating a QED interaction includes an optical pulse generator and a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber includes a parabolic transmission mirror in an ultra-high vacuum region within the vacuum chamber. The parabolic transmission mirror is configured to produce the QED interaction in the ultra-high vacuum region based on an optical pulse from the optical pulse generator. The parabolic transmission mirror includes an optical inlet at a first end and an optical outlet at a second, opposite end. The parabolic transmission mirror also includes a parabolic reflective surface about an internal volume of the parabolic transmission mirror between the first and second ends. The parabolic reflective surface extends from the optical inlet to the optical outlet and defines a focal point outside the internal volume of the parabolic transmission mirror.
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