Improving angular resolution of telescopes through probabilistic single-photon amplification?

Aglae Kellerer; Petr Marek; Sylvestre Lacour

doi:10.1117/12.2312442

9 July 2018 Improving angular resolution of telescopes through probabilistic single-photon amplification?

Aglae Kellerer, Petr Marek, Sylvestre Lacour

Proceedings Volume 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI; 107011W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312442
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

The use of probabilistic amplification for astronomical imaging is discussed. Probabilistic single photon amplification has been theoretically proven and practically demonstrated in quantum optical laboratories. In astronomy it should allow to increase the angular resolution beyond the diffraction limit at the expense of throughput: not every amplification event is successful - unsuccessful events contain a large fraction of noise and need to be discarded. This article indicates the fundamental limit in the trade-off between gain in angular resolution and loss in throughput. The practical implementation of probabilistic amplification for astronomical imaging remains an open issue.

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Aglae Kellerer, Petr Marek, and Sylvestre Lacour "Improving angular resolution of telescopes through probabilistic single-photon amplification?", Proc. SPIE 10701, Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 107011W (9 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312442

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