Quantum enhanced optical microscopy
Seminar
Speaker
Yonatan Israel, The Weizmann Institute
Date
23/12/2015 - 14:00Add to Calendar
2015-12-23 14:00:00
2015-12-23 14:00:00
Quantum enhanced optical microscopy
Optical microscopy is a powerful tool, as it has been the workhorse of physical,
biological and medical research for over five centuries. Nevertheless, it is known
that microscopy has some limitations. In this talk, I will show that two such major
limitations can be overcome, namely improving the sensitivity and the resolution
of standard optical microscopy, using quantum optical principles.
Conventionally, standard microscopy uses classical sources of light and simple
cameras. By employing quantum light and quantum correlation
measurements, one can achieve sub-shot-noise imaging sensitivities and
super-resolution beyond the diffraction limit, respectively.
seminar room on the 9th floor of the Nano-center
Department of Physics
physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il
Asia/Jerusalem
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seminar room on the 9th floor of the Nano-center
Abstract
Optical microscopy is a powerful tool, as it has been the workhorse of physical,
biological and medical research for over five centuries. Nevertheless, it is known
that microscopy has some limitations. In this talk, I will show that two such major
limitations can be overcome, namely improving the sensitivity and the resolution
of standard optical microscopy, using quantum optical principles.
Conventionally, standard microscopy uses classical sources of light and simple
cameras. By employing quantum light and quantum correlation
measurements, one can achieve sub-shot-noise imaging sensitivities and
super-resolution beyond the diffraction limit, respectively.
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