Title :
High-order thermal ghost imaging
Author :
Chan, Kam Wai Clifford ; O´Sullivan, Malcolm N. ; Boyd, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We show that high-order ghost imaging has higher visibility and contrast-to-noise ratio as compared to conventional thermal ghost imaging. We also obtain the optimal polynomial order that gives the best contrast-to-noise ratio.
Keywords :
infrared imaging; optical correlation; optical images; polynomials; contrast-to-noise ratio; high-order thermal ghost imaging; indirect imaging method; numerical simulation; optimal polynomial order; spatial intensity correlation measurement; Polynomials; (030.4280) Noise in imaging systems; (110.1650) Coherence imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
