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Access to Klein Tunneling via Space-Time Modulation

Furkan Ok, Amir Bahrami, Christophe Caloz
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Researchers Furkan Ok, Amir Bahrami, and Christophe Caloz demonstrate that dynamic space-time modulation of electromagnetic potentials enables Klein tunneling at energy levels far below traditional static thresholds, potentially revolutionizing experimental accessibility. The study introduces oblique quantum transitions that bridge opposite-energy states without requiring continuum overlap, creating a velocity-dependent "Klein gap" where transmission halts within specific velocity ranges but resumes beyond them. Energy requirements for observing Klein tunneling drop by up to four orders of magnitude, making the phenomenon experimentally viable using existing technologies like flying-focus laser fronts and relativistic electron beams. The proposed method leverages tunable velocity windows to control tunneling, offering precise manipulation of quantum transmission—a breakthrough for high-energy physics and quantum device applications. Published in October 2025, the findings bridge quantum physics and high-energy theory, suggesting immediate pathways for lab-based verification of relativistic quantum effects previously deemed impractical.
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2510.21154 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 24 Oct 2025] Title:Access to Klein Tunneling via Space-Time Modulation Authors:Furkan Ok, Amir Bahrami, Christophe Caloz View a PDF of the paper titled Access to Klein Tunneling via Space-Time Modulation, by Furkan Ok and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:We show that space-time modulation of electromagnetic potentials enables Klein tunneling far below the static threshold. The derived kinematics reveal oblique transitions that can connect opposite-energy continua without requiring their overlap, yielding a velocity-tunable Klein gap where transmission vanishes within a finite velocity window and reemerges beyond. The associated reduction in energy thresholds -- by up to four orders of magnitude -- suggests unprecedented experimental feasibility using flying-focus fronts and relativistic electron beams. Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) Cite as: arXiv:2510.21154 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2510.21154v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.21154 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Furkan Ok [view email] [v1] Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:50:13 UTC (597 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Access to Klein Tunneling via Space-Time Modulation, by Furkan Ok and 2 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2025-10 Change to browse by: hep-th References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) Links to Code Toggle Papers with Code (What is Papers with Code?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)

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