Quantum-entangled light states yield massive >20X accelerated laser-matter interaction efficiency/ speed

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-quantum-boost-ultrafast-laser.html

"driving nonlinear tunneling ionization in attosecond science/ electron imaging requires bulky, high-power lasers delivering massive energy, overcome generating bright squeezed vacuum, a quantum light state of reduced phase fluctuations/ amplified photon bunching, enhancing strong-field atomic efficiency... focused 300-nJ quantum pulse onto sodium atoms triggered same atomic ionization as 7.1-µJ laser... high-throughput semiconductor lithography, advanced chemical engineering, precision laser material processing"