Experimental realization of sub-shot-noise quantum imaging

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-230

  Brida, G ^a   Genovese, M ^a   Berchera, I Ruo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; PARAMETRIC DOWN-CONVERSION; QUANTUM CORRELATIONS; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES; SPATIAL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL QUANTUM CORRELATION;

QUANTUM OPTICS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 77950503271     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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