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Quantum Electronics

Effect of defocusing on the quality of quantum ghost images

Aleksandr V. Belinsky

Published Sep 28, 2020• 5 citations
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Abstract

Abstract The effect of defocusing due to the finite thickness of the crystal, in which parametric scattering occurs, on the spatial resolution of ghost images is considered. The necessary relationships are presented, and methods of levelling this distorting factor and improving the quality of ghost images are proposed.
DOI
10.1070/qel17330

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