SUB-SHOT-NOISE MICROSCOPY - IMAGING OF FAINT PHASE OBJECTS WITH SQUEEZED LIGHT

被引:43
作者
KOLOBOV, MI
KUMAR, P
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208-3118
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10.1364/OL.18.000849
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose a scheme that uses spatially multimode squeezed light, generated by means of a traveling-wave optical parametric amplifier, with which a faint phase object can be imaged with sensitivity better than the shot-noise limit.
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页码:849 / 851
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