Quantum-optical coherence tomography with classical light

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3818-3825

  Lavoie, J ^a   Kaltenbaek, R ^a   Resch, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL CORRELATION; QUANTUM THEORY; TOMOGRAPHY;

CHIRPED PULSE; CLASSICAL CORRELATION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; INTERFEROGRAMS; INTERFEROMETRIC TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL IMAGING; QUANTUM INTERFEROMETER; QUANTUM OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 61549143091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.003818     Document Type: Article

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