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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 6, 060004(2024)

Sensitivity of ghost imaging compared to conventional imaging [Invited]

Long-Kun Du1,2, Shuai Sun1,2,3, Yao-Kun Xu2,4, Hui-Zu Lin1,2,3, Ning-Yi Leng5, and Wei-Tao Liu1,2,3、*
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  • 1Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Interdisciplinary Center of Quantum Information, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Hunan Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Technology of Quantum Information, Changsha 410073, China
  • 4College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 5Department of Mathematics, College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Long-Kun Du, Shuai Sun, Yao-Kun Xu, Hui-Zu Lin, Ning-Yi Leng, Wei-Tao Liu, "Sensitivity of ghost imaging compared to conventional imaging [Invited]," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 060004 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Special Issue: SPECIAL ISSUE ON QUANTUM IMAGING

    Received: Dec. 3, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 11, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 27, 2024

    The Author Email: Wei-Tao Liu (wtliu@nudt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202422.060004

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