High similarity quantum correlation imaging using a flat-top beam

Kai Wang; Rongshi Chen; Fei Han; Nanxiang Zhao; Xinyuan Zhang; Qingli Ma; Shilong Xu; Yihua Hu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.082702

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 8, 082702(2025)

High similarity quantum correlation imaging using a flat-top beam

Kai Wang^1,2, Rongshi Chen^1,2, Fei Han^1,2, Nanxiang Zhao^1,2, Xinyuan Zhang^1,2, Qingli Ma^1,2、***, Shilong Xu^1,2、**, and Yihua Hu^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Electronic Engineering Institute, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China

²Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Electronic Restriction, Electronic Engineering Institute, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China

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Paper Information

Category: Quantum Optics and Quantum Information

Received: Jan. 1, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 7, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 15, 2025

The Author Email: Qingli Ma (maql@ustc.edu.cn), Shilong Xu (xushi1988@yeah.net), Yihua Hu (skl_hyh@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.082702

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.082702

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