Theoretical analysis of quantum ghost imaging through turbulence

Journal Article · Sat Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.84.043807· OSTI ID:22093363

Chan, Kam Wai Clifford ^[1]; Simon, D. S.; Sergienko, A. V. ^[2]; Hardy, Nicholas D.; Shapiro, Jeffrey H. ^[3]; Dixon, P. Ben; Howland, Gregory A.; Howell, John C.; Eberly, Joseph H. ^[4]; O'Sullivan, Malcolm N.; Rodenburg, Brandon ^[5]; Boyd, Robert W. ^[4]

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1. Rochester Optical Manufacturing Company, 1260 Lyell Avenue, Rochester, New York 14606 (United States)
2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 (United States)
3. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
5. Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)

Atmospheric turbulence generally affects the resolution and visibility of an image in long-distance imaging. In a recent quantum ghost imaging experiment [P. B. Dixon et al., Phys. Rev. A 83, 051803 (2011)], it was found that the effect of the turbulence can nevertheless be mitigated under certain conditions. This paper gives a detailed theoretical analysis to the setup and results reported in the experiment. Entangled photons with a finite correlation area and a turbulence model beyond the phase screen approximation are considered.

• OSTI ID: 22093363
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GENERAL PHYSICS
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CORRELATIONS
DISTANCE
IMAGES
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QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT
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TURBULENCE
VISIBILITY