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arXiv:0810.1470 · Physical Review Letters

Measurement of Sub-Shot-Noise Spatial Correlations without Background Subtraction

G. Brida, Lucia Caspani, A. Gatti, Marco Genovese, Alice Meda, Ivano Ruo Berchera

Published May 28, 2009• 140 citations
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Abstract

In this Letter we present the measurement of sub-shot-noise spatial correlations without any subtraction of background, a result paving the way to realize sub-shot-noise imaging of weak objects.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.102.213602

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