Interferometric Imaging Using Shared Quantum Entanglement
Matthew R. Brown, Markus Allgaier, Valérian Thiel, John D. Monnier, Michael G. Raymer, Brian J. Smith
Abstract
Quantum entanglement-based imaging promises significantly increased resolution by extending the spatial separation of optical collection apertures used in very-long-baseline interferometry for astronomy and geodesy. We report a tabletop entanglement-based interferometric imaging technique that utilizes two entangled field modes serving as a phase reference between two apertures. The spatial distribution of a simulated thermal light source is determined by interfering light collected at each aperture with one of the entangled fields and performing joint measurements. This experiment demonstrates the ability of entanglement to implement interferometric imaging.