Title :
Signal-to-noise ratio of Gaussian-state ghost imaging
Author :
Erkmen, Baris I. ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The signal-to-noise ratios of pseudothermal and biphoton ghost imagers are derived and compared by means of a unified Gaussian-state analysis.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical images; photodetectors; quantum optics; Gaussian-state analysis; Gaussian-state ghost imaging; biphoton ghost imager; continuous-wave laser beam; photodetector; pseudothermal state; quantum source; signal-to-noise ratio; Brightness; Correlators; Detectors; Diffraction; Erbium; Gaussian processes; Optical imaging; Photoconductivity; Photodetectors; Signal to noise ratio; (030.1640) Coherence; (110.4980) Partial coherence in imaging; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
