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Theoretical investigation of the quantum noise in ghost imaging
Ghost imaging is a method to nonlocally image an object by transmitting pairs
of entangled photons through the object and a reference optical system
respectively. We present a theoretical analysis of the quantum noise in this
imaging technique. The dependence of the noise on the properties of the
apertures in the imaging system are discussed and demonstrated with a numerical
example. For a given source, the resolution and the signal-to-noise ratio
cannot be improved at the same time
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