Fourth-Order Spatial Correlation of Thermal Light

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/31/11/114209

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2014, Vol. 31

Issue (11): 114209 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/31/11/114209

FUNDAMENTAL AREAS OF PHENOMENOLOGY(INCLUDING APPLICATIONS)

Fourth-Order Spatial Correlation of Thermal Light

WEN Feng¹, ZHANG Xun^1**, XUE Xin-Xin², SUN Jia¹, SONG Jian-Ping¹, ZHANG Yan-Peng^1**

¹Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, and Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049
²Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Bantian, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518129

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WEN Feng, ZHANG Xun, XUE Xin-Xin et al 2014 Chin. Phys. Lett. 31 114209

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Abstract We investigate the fourth-order spatial correlation properties of pseudo-thermal light in the photon counting regime, and apply the Klyshko advanced-wave picture to describe the process of four-photon coincidence counting measurement. We deduce the theory of a proof-of-principle four-photon coincidence counting configuration, and find that if the four randomly radiated photons come from the same radiation area and are indistinguishable in principle, the fourth-order correlation of them is 24 times larger than that when four photons come from different radiation areas. In addition, we also show that the higher-order spatial correlation function can be decomposed into multiple lower-order correlation functions, and the contrast and visibility of low-order correlation peaks are less than those of higher orders, while the resolutions all are identical. This study may be useful for better understanding the four-photon interference and multi-channel correlation imaging.

Published: 28 November 2014

PACS:	42.50.Ar
	42.50.Lc	(Quantum fluctuations, quantum noise, and quantum jumps)
	42.25.Kb	(Coherence)

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