Photonics Research, Volume. 3, Issue 5, 238(2015)

Nonorthogonal object identification based on ghost imaging

Xiaofan Gu1 and Shengmei Zhao1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Signal Processing & Transmission, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT),Nanjing 210003, China
  • 22Key Lab of Broadband Wireless Communication and Sensor Network Technology, NUPT, Ministry of Education, Nanjing
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    Ghost imaging could be used to make a quick identification of orthogonal objects by means of photocurrent correlation measurements. In this paper, we extend the method to identify nonorthogonal objects. In the method, an object is illuminated by one photon from an entangled pair, and the other one is diffracted into a particular direction by a pre-established multiple-exposure hologram in the idler arm. By the correlation measurements, the nonorthogonal object in the signal arm could be discriminated within a very short time. The constraints for the identification of nonorthogonal objects are presented, which show that the nonorthogonal objects can be discriminated when the overlapping portion between any two objects is less than half of all the objects in the set. The numerical simulations further verify the result.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: May. 11, 2015

    Accepted: Jul. 21, 2015

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2016

    The Author Email: Shengmei Zhao (zhaosm@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.3.000238

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