Advances in quantum imaging

By Hugo Defienne, Warwick P. Bowen, M. Chekhova, Gabriela Barreto Lemos, Dan Oron, S. Ramelow, Nicolas Treps, Daniele Faccio. Nature Photonics, 2024

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Modern imaging technologies are widely based on classical principles of light or electromagnetic wave propagation. They can be remarkably sophisticated, with recent successes ranging from single-molecule microscopy to imaging far-distant galaxies. However, new imaging technologies based on quantum principles are gradually emerging. They can either surpass classical approaches or provide novel imaging capabilities that would not otherwise be possible. Here we provide an overview of the most recently developed quantum imaging systems, highlighting the nonclassical properties of sources, such as bright squeezed light, entangled photons and single-photon emitters that enable their functionality. We outline potential upcoming trends and the associated challenges, all driven by a central enquiry, which is to understand whether quantum light can make visible the invisible. This Review provides an overview of the most recently developed quantum imaging systems, highlighting the nonclassical properties of sources, such as bright squeezed light, entangled photons and single-photon emitters that enable their functionality.

Subfields: Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Artificial Intelligence, Biophysics

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