• DocumentCode
    3021745
  • Title

    Quantum Imaging with Incoherent Photons

  • Author

    von Zanthier, J. ; Thiel, C. ; Bastin, T. ; Solano, E. ; Agarwal, G.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We propose a technique to obtain sub-wavelength resolution in imaging with 100% visibility using incoherent light. We can in principle obtain a resolution of lambda/N using coincidence detection of N photons emitted from N excited atoms.
  • Keywords
    atom-photon collisions; excited states; photodetectors; quantum optics; coincidence detection; excited atoms; incoherent photons; photon detection; quantum imaging; subwavelength resolution; Absorption; Atom optics; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Photonics Society; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453492
  • Filename
    4453492