Entangled-photon Fourier optics
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 19 (5), 1174-1184
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.19.001174
Abstract
Entangled photons, generated by spontaneous parametric downconversion from a second-order nonlinear crystal, present a rich potential for imaging and image-processing applications. Since this source is an example of a three-wave mixing process, there is more flexibility in the choices of illumination and detection wavelengths and in the placement of object(s) to be imaged. Moreover, this source is entangled, a fact that allows for imaging configurations and capabilities that cannot be achieved by use of classical sources of light. We examine a number of imaging and image-processing configurations that can be realized with this source. The formalism that we utilize facilitates the determination of the dependence of imaging resolution on the physical parameters of the optical arrangement.Keywords
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