Quantum imaging of biological organisms using hyperentangled photon pairs
Abstract
We introduce quantum imaging by coincidence from entanglement (ICE) that overcomes challenges faced by existing quantum imaging methods. ICE utilizes hyperentangled photon pairs to achieve higher signal-to-noise ratios, greater resolvable pixel counts, and the ability to image biological organisms. It also enables quantitative quantum birefringence imaging, allowing the measurement of birefringence phase retardation and principal refractive index axis angle without changing the polarization states of the incident photons. ICE offers 25 times greater suppression of stray light than classical imaging and has the potential to advance quantum imaging in diverse fields such as life sciences and remote sensing.
Yide Zhang
NIH K99 Postdoctoral Fellow
My research is interdisciplinary and focused on developing new types of optical imaging techniques that could advance the work of other researchers and medical personnel in a wide variety of fields. Currently, I am developing next-generation photoacoustic and ultrafast imaging techniques that can observe biological and physical phenomena that are too fast to be imaged with existing methods. The observation of the ultrafast phenomena could provide a better understanding of the fundamentals of life and physical sciences. I am also developing novel quantum imaging approaches that can investigate biological organisms with an imaging performance that cannot be achieved using classical optical imaging. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, hiking, cycling, and traveling.