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The electron microscope as a quantum gate

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arxiv 2005.07936 v1 pith:2EB6JNAN submitted 2020-05-16 quant-ph

The electron microscope as a quantum gate

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We propose to use the topological charge instead of the spin variable to span a two-dimensional Hilbert space for beam electrons in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). In this basis, an electron can be considered as a qbit freely floating in vacuum. We show how a combination of magnetic quadrupoles with a magnetic drift tube can serve as a universal device to manipulate such qbits at the experimenter's discretion. High-end TEMs with aberration correctors, high beam coherence and utmost stability are a promising platform for such experiments, allowing the construction of quantum logic gates for single beam electrons in a microscope.

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