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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548851
