• DocumentCode
    411899
  • Title

    Quantum optical coherence tomography and applications to biological imaging

  • Author

    Booth, Mark C. ; Giuseppe, Giovanni Di ; Saleh, Bahaa E A ; Sergienko, Alexander V. ; Teich, Malvin C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Biomed. Eng. & Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We propose a method of quantum optical coherence tomography (QOCT) that utilizes a nonclassical source of entangled photons (signal and idler). By using type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion, where signal and idler photons emerge with orthogonal polarizations, it is possible to probe the biological sample using a polarization-entangled state.
  • Keywords
    biomedical imaging; light polarisation; light sources; optical tomography; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; biological imaging; biological sample; idler photons; nonclassical light source; orthogonal polarizations; polarization-entangled state; quantum optical coherence tomography; signal photons; type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optimized production technology; Quantum computing; Tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298046