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Main Authors: Cassina, Silvia, Cenedese, Gabriele, Allevi, Alessia, Bondani, Maria
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.17138
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author Cassina, Silvia
Cenedese, Gabriele
Allevi, Alessia
Bondani, Maria
author_facet Cassina, Silvia
Cenedese, Gabriele
Allevi, Alessia
Bondani, Maria
contents Correlated states of light, both classical and quantum, can find useful applications in the implementation of several imaging techniques. Among the employed sources, pseudo-thermal states, generated by the passage of a laser beam through a diffuser, represent the standard choice. To produce light with a higher level of correlation, in this work we consider and characterize the speckled-speckle field obtained with two diffusers using both a numerical simulation and an experimental implementation. In order to discuss the potential usefulness of super-thermal light in imaging protocols, we analyze the behavior of some figures of merit, namely the contrast, the signal-to-noise ratio and the image resolution. The obtained results clarify the possible advantages offered by this kind of light, and at the same time better emphasize the reasons why it does not outperform pseudo-thermal light.
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spellingShingle Speckled-speckle field as a resource for imaging techniques
Cassina, Silvia
Cenedese, Gabriele
Allevi, Alessia
Bondani, Maria
Quantum Physics
Optics
Correlated states of light, both classical and quantum, can find useful applications in the implementation of several imaging techniques. Among the employed sources, pseudo-thermal states, generated by the passage of a laser beam through a diffuser, represent the standard choice. To produce light with a higher level of correlation, in this work we consider and characterize the speckled-speckle field obtained with two diffusers using both a numerical simulation and an experimental implementation. In order to discuss the potential usefulness of super-thermal light in imaging protocols, we analyze the behavior of some figures of merit, namely the contrast, the signal-to-noise ratio and the image resolution. The obtained results clarify the possible advantages offered by this kind of light, and at the same time better emphasize the reasons why it does not outperform pseudo-thermal light.
title Speckled-speckle field as a resource for imaging techniques
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.17138