Acta Optica Sinica (Online), Volume. 2, Issue 13, 1302001(2025)

Vortex Beam Pumped High-Order Optical Differentiator for Ghost Imaging: Numerical Simulations (Invited)

Zheng Wang, Yue Zeng*, and Lixiang Chen**
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  • College of Physical Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian , China
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    The traditional optical differentiators utilize interference, diffraction, or focusing properties to differentiate light waves, often requiring a complex optical setup for practical implementation. We propose a novel theoretical framework for an optical differentiator that achieves edge enhancement by precisely manipulating the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of pump light. By modulating the OAM of the pump light, higher-order differentiation of parametrically down-converted light waves is realized. Furthermore, leveraging the correlation properties of generated photon pairs by spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), we demonstrate quantum correlation imaging with edge enhancement. Based on quantum entanglement-based correlated imaging which enables non-local ghost imaging modality, we incorporate a high-order differentiator into the correlated imaging system to efficiently extract key features of images, thereby achieving non-local quantum image processing. The combination of these two techniques establishes a flexible and high-performance quantum optical differentiation system, providing a new technical pathway for optical computing and holding potential applications in future quantum image processing.

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    Zheng Wang, Yue Zeng, Lixiang Chen. Vortex Beam Pumped High-Order Optical Differentiator for Ghost Imaging: Numerical Simulations (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica (Online), 2025, 2(13): 1302001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices

    Received: Mar. 18, 2025

    Accepted: May. 23, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Yue Zeng (zengyue625@qq.com), Lixiang Chen (chenlx@xmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOSOL250443

    CSTR:32394.14.AOSOL250443

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