• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 12, 20210819 (2021)
Shuai Sun1、2, Longkun Du1、2, Dong Li1、2, Yuegang Li1、2, Huizu Lin1、2, and Weitao Liu1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Liberal Arts and Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210819 Cite this Article
    Shuai Sun, Longkun Du, Dong Li, Yuegang Li, Huizu Lin, Weitao Liu. Progress and prospect of ghost imaging in extremely weak light (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210819 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Diagrammatic sketch of Gaussian imaging system; (b) Airy spot formed with different number of photons, N is the photon number
    Fig. 1. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of Gaussian imaging system; (b) Airy spot formed with different number of photons, N is the photon number
    (a) Experimental setup of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of first-photon imaging: The first column is the point cloud recorded by the avalanche photodiode, the second column is the reflectivity estimated from the time-of-flight of the first photon, the third column is the computational image via regularization method, the fourth column is the 3-dimentianl image estimated from the different views[12]
    Fig. 2. (a) Experimental setup of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of first-photon imaging: The first column is the point cloud recorded by the avalanche photodiode, the second column is the reflectivity estimated from the time-of-flight of the first photon, the third column is the computational image via regularization method, the fourth column is the 3-dimentianl image estimated from the different views[12]
    Diagrammatic sketch of the principle of correlated imaging
    Fig. 3. Diagrammatic sketch of the principle of correlated imaging
    Unfolded picture of the ghost imaging system with psudothermal light
    Fig. 4. Unfolded picture of the ghost imaging system with psudothermal light
    (a) Experimental setup of ghost imaging with entanglement source; (b) Results of ghost imaging with entanglement source[54]
    Fig. 5. (a) Experimental setup of ghost imaging with entanglement source; (b) Results of ghost imaging with entanglement source[54]
    (a) Experimental setup of heralded ghost imaging ; (b) Comparison between the results from heralded ghost imaging and that via direct imaging[14]
    Fig. 6. (a) Experimental setup of heralded ghost imaging ; (b) Comparison between the results from heralded ghost imaging and that via direct imaging[14]
    (a) Experimental setup of quantum imaging with entanglement source; (b) Comparison between the results from quantum imaging with entanglement source and that via direct imaging[58]
    Fig. 7. (a) Experimental setup of quantum imaging with entanglement source; (b) Comparison between the results from quantum imaging with entanglement source and that via direct imaging[58]
    (a) Principle of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression; (b)Simulation results of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression[46]
    Fig. 8. (a) Principle of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression; (b)Simulation results of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression[46]
    Simulation results of the three ghost imaging LiDAR under different detection signal-to-noise ratio[47]
    Fig. 9. Simulation results of the three ghost imaging LiDAR under different detection signal-to-noise ratio[47]
    (a) Diagrammatic sketch of ghost imaging at 1.3 km; (b) Comparison between the experimental results of the temporal correlation method and that from traditional method; (c) Imaging results of objects at different distance from the temporal correlation method[49]
    Fig. 10. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of ghost imaging at 1.3 km; (b) Comparison between the experimental results of the temporal correlation method and that from traditional method; (c) Imaging results of objects at different distance from the temporal correlation method[49]
    (a) Statistical distribution of photon pulses detected by bucket detector in single photon ghost imaging; (b) Results of ghost imaging single photon[50]
    Fig. 11. (a) Statistical distribution of photon pulses detected by bucket detector in single photon ghost imaging; (b) Results of ghost imaging single photon[50]
    (a) Diagrammatic sketch of single photon ghost imaging;(b)Results of single photon polarization ghost imaging[51]
    Fig. 12. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of single photon ghost imaging;(b)Results of single photon polarization ghost imaging[51]
    (a) Diagrammatic sketch of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of fast first-photon ghost imaging[52]
    Fig. 13. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of fast first-photon ghost imaging[52]
    Experimental setup and results of fast first-photon ghost imaging for 3-dimentional object at 100 km distance[53]
    Fig. 14. Experimental setup and results of fast first-photon ghost imaging for 3-dimentional object at 100 km distance[53]
    (a) Experimental setup of zero-photon imaging; (b) Photon statistical and the experimental results of zero-photon imaging[73]
    Fig. 15. (a) Experimental setup of zero-photon imaging; (b) Photon statistical and the experimental results of zero-photon imaging[73]
    Shuai Sun, Longkun Du, Dong Li, Yuegang Li, Huizu Lin, Weitao Liu. Progress and prospect of ghost imaging in extremely weak light (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210819
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