Discriminating Orthogonal Single-Photon Images

Authors

Curtis J. Broadbent, University of Rochester
Petros Zerom, University of Rochester
Heedeuk Shin, University of Rochester
John C. Howell, Chapman UniversityFollow
Robert W. Boyd, University of Rochester

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-14-2008

Abstract

We can encode an image from an orthogonal basis set onto a single photon from a downconverted pair via the use of an amplitude mask. We can then discriminate the image imprinted on the photon from other images in the set using holographic-matched filtering techniques. We demonstrate this procedure experimentally for an image space of two objects, and we discuss the possibility of applying this method to a much larger image space. This process could have important implications for the manipulation of images at the quantum level.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review A, volume 79, issue 3, in 2008. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.033802

Recommended Citation

C. J. Broadbent, P. Zerom, H. Shin, J. C. Howell, and R. W. Boyd, Discriminating Orthogonal Single-Photon Images, Phys. Rev. A 79(3), 033802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.033802

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society