Quantum interference approach to two-photon correlation phenomena of chaotic light

Giuliano Scarcelli; Vincenzo Berardi; Yanhua Shih

doi:10.1117/12.678359

29 August 2006 Quantum interference approach to two-photon correlation phenomena of chaotic light

Giuliano Scarcelli, Vincenzo Berardi, Yanhua Shih

Proceedings Volume 6305, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IV; 63050O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.678359
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Two-photon correlation phenomena of chaotic light, including the historical Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect, are essentially quantum effect of two-photon interference, instead of classical statistical correlation between intensity fluctuations. To support our view, we analyze a "ghost" imaging experiment with chaotic light for which the classical understanding does not give a satisfactory interpretation. We also provide a two-photon optical picture of ghost imaging with chaotic light in terms of two-photon phase-conjugate mirror which suggests lensless imaging applications for radiations for which no effective lens is available.

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Giuliano Scarcelli, Vincenzo Berardi, and Yanhua Shih "Quantum interference approach to two-photon correlation phenomena of chaotic light", Proc. SPIE 6305, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IV, 63050O (29 August 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.678359

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