Theoretical Analysis of Quantum Ghost Imaging Through Turbulence

Authors

Kam Wai Clifford Chan, Rochester Optical Manufacturing Company
D. S. Simon, Boston University
A. V. Sergienko, Boston University
Nicholas D. Hardy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jeffrey H. Shapiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P. Ben Dixon, University of Rochester
Gregory A. Howland, University of Rochester
John C. Howell, Chapman UniversityFollow
Joseph H. Eberly, University of Rochester
Malcolm N. O'Sullivan, University of Rochester
Brandon Rodenburg, University of Rochester
Robert W. Boyd, University of Rochester

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-5-2011

Abstract

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.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review A, volume 84, issue 4, in 2011. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043807

Recommended Citation

K. W. C. Chan, DS Simon, A. V. Sergienko, N. D. Hardy, J. H. Shapiro, and P. B. Dixon, Theoretical Analysis of Quantum Ghost Imaging Through Turbulence, Phys. Rev. A 84(4), 043807. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043807

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society