• DocumentCode
    444209
  • Title

    Two-photon "ghost" imaging with thermal light

  • Author

    Valencia, Alejandra ; Scarcelli, Giuliano ; D´Angelo, Milena ; Shih, Yanhua

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    557
  • Abstract
    We report the first experimental demonstration of thermal "ghost" imaging. Similarly to the case of entangled states, a two-photon Gaussian thin lens equation is observed. Differences and similarities to entangled "ghost" imaging are discussed.
  • Keywords
    infrared imaging; lenses; optical images; quantum entanglement; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; two-photon processes; entangled ghost imaging; entangled states; thermal ghost imaging; thermal light; two-photon Gaussian thin lens equation; two-photon ghost imaging; Background noise; Detectors; Equations; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Physics; Pulse measurements; Quantum entanglement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548851
  • Filename
    1548851