Two-photon correlation phenomena, including the historical experiment of Hanbury Brown and Twiss, may have to be described quantum mechanically, regardless of whether the source of radiation is classical or quantum. Supporting this point, we present a ghost imaging type of second-order spatial correlation experiment of chaotic light to show that the classical understanding based on the concept of statistical intensity fluctuations does not give a correct interpretation for the observation. From a practical point of view, this experiment demonstrates the possibility of having high contrast lensless two-photon imaging with chaotic light, suggesting imaging applications for radiations for which no effective lens is available.

Can Two-Photon Correlation of Chaotic Light Be Considered as Correlation of Intensity Fluctuations? / Scarcelli, G.; Berardi, Vincenzo; Shih, Y.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 96:6(2006). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.063602]

Can Two-Photon Correlation of Chaotic Light Be Considered as Correlation of Intensity Fluctuations?

BERARDI, Vincenzo;
2006-01-01

Abstract

Two-photon correlation phenomena, including the historical experiment of Hanbury Brown and Twiss, may have to be described quantum mechanically, regardless of whether the source of radiation is classical or quantum. Supporting this point, we present a ghost imaging type of second-order spatial correlation experiment of chaotic light to show that the classical understanding based on the concept of statistical intensity fluctuations does not give a correct interpretation for the observation. From a practical point of view, this experiment demonstrates the possibility of having high contrast lensless two-photon imaging with chaotic light, suggesting imaging applications for radiations for which no effective lens is available.
2006
Can Two-Photon Correlation of Chaotic Light Be Considered as Correlation of Intensity Fluctuations? / Scarcelli, G.; Berardi, Vincenzo; Shih, Y.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 96:6(2006). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.063602]
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