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Visibility in ghost imaging with classical partially polarized electromagnetic beams |
Optics Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 15, pp. 2880-2882 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.002880
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Abstract
We consider classical second-order ghost imaging with uniformly partially polarized electromagnetic beams and examine the effect of the degree of polarization of the incident light on the visibility of the image. Closed- form expressions for two previously proposed definitions of visibility are derived. Both results are physically similar and show that the visibility increases with the degree of polarization. Hence, a polarized beam is superior to an unpolarized one to obtain a high-visibility ghost image. Some related issues in recent literature are also addressed.
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OCIS Codes
(030.1640) Coherence and statistical optics : Coherence
(110.0110) Imaging systems : Imaging systems
(260.2110) Physical optics : Electromagnetic optics
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
ToC Category:
Physical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: January 25, 2011
Revised Manuscript: May 9, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: July 1, 2011
Published: July 25, 2011
Citation
Tomohiro Shirai, Henri Kellock, Tero Setälä, and Ari T. Friberg, "Visibility in ghost imaging with classical partially polarized electromagnetic beams," Opt. Lett. 36, 2880-2882 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-15-2880
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