Quantum holography with single-photon states

Abramović, Denis; Demoli, Nazif; Stipčević, Mario; Skenderović, Hrvoje (2023) Quantum holography with single-photon states. Physical Review A, 108 (1). ISSN 2469-9926

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Abstract

The retrieval of the phase with single-photon states is a fundamentally and technically challenging endeavor. Here we report an experimental realization of hologram recordings with heralded single-photon illumination and continuous observation of photon statistics. Thereby, we demonstrate the basic principle of holography with single-photon states which cannot be described with the classical wave theory. Under conditions with illumination more than 200 times weaker than the noise of the detector, a hologram (interferogram) recorded with a heralded single-photon source revealed an object not visible with nonheralded illumination and slightly higher intensity. The dramatic improvement in retrieval of amplitude and phase information achieved with the heralded single-photon source can be explained by the strong suppression of noise due to the nonclassical temporal correlation between twin photons and the small coincidence time window. The method could be useful for recording and retrieving amplitude and phase information in the presence of strong noise, for covert imaging, and for imaging of photosensitive biological and material samples.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Quantum physics; optics; holography; single photon
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Potpora vrhunskim istraživanjima Centra izvrsnosti za napredne materijale i senzore- Mile Ivanda; Milko Jakšić; Mario Stipčević; Marko Kralj KK.01.1.1.01.0001 EK Biological and bioinspired structures for multispectral surveillance- Hrvoje Skenderović NATO SPS MYP G5618 NATO
Depositing User:	Josipa Karadžole
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2026 12:21
URI:	https://fulir.irb.hr:/id/eprint/12043
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevA.108.013709

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