https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00006-0
Retrodictive states and two-photon quantum imaging
1
Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, John
Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
2
School of Science,
Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland Q 111, Australia
Corresponding author: a john@phys.strath.ac.uk
Received:
10
October
2002
Revised:
29
November
2002
Published online:
21
January
2003
We use retrodictive quantum theory to analyse two-photon quantum imaging systems. The formalism is particularly suitable for calculating conditional probability distributions.
PACS: 42.50.Dv – Nonclassical field states; squeezed, antibunched, and sub-Poissonian states; operational definitions of the phase of the field; phase measurements / 03.65.Ta – Foundations of quantum mechanics; measurement theory
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2003
