The Anglerfish Interferometer: A Calibrated Test of Whether Marine Bioluminescent Light Can Reduce Matter-Wave Interference in a Sealed System

This paper proposes a sealed two-compartment matter-wave experiment designed to test whether light produced by a marine bioluminescent source can reduce the visibility of an interference pattern when admitted after the matter wave has been split and before the final detector. The biological source is held in a sealed non-vacuum chamber, and a measured optical channel directs its photons through a high-vacuum interferometer. The proposal outlines the required experimental geometry, optical transport mechanisms, coupling models, and strict controls, comparing a direct visible-photon/free-electron scattering benchmark with alternative platforms like resonant atom interferometry. Generative artificial intelligence tools, including OpenAI ChatGPT and Google Gemini, were used as assistive tools during the drafting, restructuring, technical editing, calculation checking, document formatting and development of schematic diagrams for this manuscript. The originating research concept, experimental proposition, interpretation, selection of claims and decision to publish are those of Matthew Riley. AI-generated material was reviewed, revised and approved by the author. Matthew Riley accepts responsibility for the final content, accuracy and conclusions of the manuscript. No AI system is listed as an author.