Quantum enhanced optical microscopy

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 public
Place
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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