Wolley, O., Gregory, T., Beer, S., Higuchi, T. and Padgett, M. (2022) Quantum imaging with a photon counting camera. Scientific Reports, 12, 8286. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10037-x) (PMID:35585160) (PMCID:PMC9117684)
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Abstract
Classical light sources emit a randomly-timed stream of individual photons, the spatial distribution of which can be detected with a camera to form an image. Quantum light sources, based on parametric down conversion, emit photons as correlated photon-pairs. The spatial correlations between the photons enables imaging systems where the preferential selection of photon-pairs allows for enhancements in the noise performance over what is possible using classical light sources. However, until now the technical challenge of measuring, and correlating both photons has led to system complexity. Here we show that a camera capable of resolving the number of individual photons in each pixel of the detector array can be used to record an image formed from these photon-pair events and hence achieve a greater contrast than possible using a classical light source. We achieve an enhancement in the ratio of two-photon events compared to one-photon events using spatially correlated SPDC light compared to uncorrelated illumination by a LED. These results indicate the potential advantages of using photon counting cameras in quantum imaging schemes and these advantages will further increase as the technology is developed. Operating in photon sparse regimes such systems have potential applications in low-light microscopy and covert imaging.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wolley, Mr Osian and Gregory, Dr Thomas and Padgett, Professor Miles |
| Authors: | Wolley, O., Gregory, T., Beer, S., Higuchi, T., and Padgett, M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Scientific Reports |
| Publisher: | Nature Research |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2045-2322 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2022 |
| First Published: | First published in Scientific Reports 12:8286 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence |
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