Title :
Improvement of image resolution beyond classical limit by phase-sensitive optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Huang, Z. ; French, D. ; Pao, H.-Y. ; Jovanovic, I.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
When an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) operated as a phase-sensitive amplifier (PSA) is used for point source imaging, the angular resolution improvement can defeat the classical Rayleigh limit, and approach the de Broglie resolution.
Keywords :
image resolution; optical images; optical parametric amplifiers; Rayleigh limit; angular resolution improvement; de Broglie resolution; image resolution improvement; phase sensitive amplifier; phase sensitive optical parametric amplifier; point source imaging; Image resolution; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
