European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC)

Entangled imaging and wave-particle duality: from the microscopic to the macroscopic realm

A. Gatti, E. Brambilla, Luigi A. Lugiato

Published Jan 1, 2003• 12 citations

Abstract

A theory for entangled two-photon imaging (EPI) that holds for arbitrary gain and also encompasses the case in which a macroscopic number of photons are detected in each pulse is formulated.

DOI: 10.1109/eqec.2003.1314188

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