DocumentCode :
2256261
Title :
The first ghost image using sun as a light source
Author :
Karmakar, Sanjit ; Zhai, Yan-Hua ; Chen, Hui ; Shih, Yanhua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
This article reports first experimental demonstration on two-photon ghost imaging using the sun as a light source. This experimental results raises a fundamentally important question about whether the nonlocal ghost-imaging effect of classical thermal light is caused by quantum-mechanical two-photon interference. Ghost imaging using the Sun as a light source could also achieve spatial resolution equivalent to that of a classical imaging system taking pictures at a distance of 10km with a 92m-diameter lens.
Keywords :
Sun; lenses; light interference; light sources; quantum optics; quantum theory; distance 10 km; lens; light source; nonlocal ghost-imaging effect; quantum-mechanical two-photon interference; size 92 m; spatial resolution; sun; thermal light; two-photon ghost imaging; Correlation; Detectors; Imaging; Interference; Light sources; Photonics; Sun;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type :
conf
Filename :
5951293
Link To Document :
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