An introduction to ghost imaging: quantum and classical

Miles J Padgett; Robert W Boyd

doi:10.1098/rsta.2016.0233

An introduction to ghost imaging: quantum and classical

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2017 Aug 6;375(2099):20160233. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0233.

Authors

Miles J Padgett¹, Robert W Boyd^{2

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Affiliations

¹ School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK [email protected].
² School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
³ Department of Physics, and School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
⁴ The Institute of Optics, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.

Abstract

Ghost imaging has been a subject of interest to the quantum optics community for the past 20 years. Initially seen as manifestation of quantum spookiness, it is now recognized as being implementable in both single- and many-photon number regimes. Beyond its scientific curiosity, it is now feeding novel imaging modalities potentially offering performance attributes that traditional approaches cannot match.This article is part of the themed issue 'Quantum technology for the 21st century'.

Keywords: ghost imaging; parametric down-conversion; quantum imaging.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't