A comparative study of deconvolution techniques for quantum-gas microscope images

Quantum-gas microscopes are used to study ultracold atoms in optical lattices at the single particle level. In these system atoms are localised on lattice sites with separations close to or below the diffraction limit. To determine the lattice occupation with high fidelity, a deconvolution of the im...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-05
Main Authors: La Rooij, A, Ulm, C, Haller, E, Kuhr, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Algorithms
Comparative studies
Deconvolution
Image reconstruction
Image resolution
Lattice sites
Microscopes
Optical lattices
Signal to noise ratio
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Summary:Quantum-gas microscopes are used to study ultracold atoms in optical lattices at the single particle level. In these system atoms are localised on lattice sites with separations close to or below the diffraction limit. To determine the lattice occupation with high fidelity, a deconvolution of the images is often required. We compare three different techniques, a local iterative deconvolution algorithm, Wiener deconvolution and the Lucy-Richardson algorithm, using simulated microscope images. We investigate how the reconstruction fidelity scales with varying signal-to-noise ratio, lattice filling fraction, varying fluorescence levels per atom, and imaging resolution. The results of this study identify the limits of singe-atom detection and provide quantitative fidelities which are applicable for different atomic species and quantum-gas microscope setups.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2207.08663