Quantum ghost polarimetry with entangled photons
Sergey Magnitskiy, Dmitriy Agapov, Anatoly Chirkin
Abstract
The theory of the formation of polarization ghost images in biphoton light of spontaneous parametric scattering is developed. On the basis of the developed theory, the quantum ghost polarimetry concept has been suggested, which makes it possible to obtain two-dimensional maps of the polarization properties of objects by measuring a set of correlation functions obtained in various polarization states of photons. For objects with linear dichroism, a complete set of measurement states is found, which allows for obtaining the maps of the distributions of absorption, value, and azimuth of anisotropy.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPolarimetryPolarization (electrochemistry)OpticsPhotonGhost imagingAzimuthParametric statisticsSpontaneous parametric down-conversionPhoton polarizationScatteringQuantumQuantum opticsPhoton entanglementCoherence theoryQuantum imagingQuantum entanglementQuantum mechanicsQuantum correlationLinear polarizationQuantum nonlocalityPhoton countingQuantum stateBasis (linear algebra)Nonclassical lightStokes parametersLight scatteringPhysical opticsQuantum informationScattering theoryRandom lasers and scattering mediaNear-Field Optical MicroscopyAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies