Quantum-inspired superresolution for incoherent imaging

Optical measurements that can achieve the fundamental quantum limits have the potential to improve the imaging of subdiffraction objects in important applications, including optical astronomy and fluorescence microscopy. Working towards the goal of implementing such quantum-inspired measurements for...

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Published in:Optica 2023-09, Vol.10 (9), p.1189
Main Authors: Tan, Xiao-Jie, Qi, Luo, Chen, Lianwei, Danner, Aaron J., Kanchanawong, Pakorn, Tsang, Mankei
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Language:English
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Summary:Optical measurements that can achieve the fundamental quantum limits have the potential to improve the imaging of subdiffraction objects in important applications, including optical astronomy and fluorescence microscopy. Working towards the goal of implementing such quantum-inspired measurements for real applications, we experimentally demonstrate the localization of two incoherent optical point sources and the semiparametric estimation of object moments in the subdiffraction regime via spatial-mode demultiplexing (SPADE). In the case of two sources, we are able to estimate both of their locations accurately, not just their separation, by exploiting the asymmetric response of our SPADE device. In the case of semiparametric estimation, we demonstrate that, even if the source number is unknown, the moments of the source distribution can still be estimated accurately. Our demonstration paves the way towards the use of SPADE for optical superresolution in practical scenarios, where adaptive measurements are difficult and many parameters are unknown.
ISSN:2334-2536
2334-2536
DOI:10.1364/OPTICA.493227