Toward third order ghost imaging with thermal light

TL;DR

This paper reports on an experiment demonstrating third-order ghost imaging using thermal light, aiming to enhance image visibility through higher-order correlations.

Contribution

It presents the first experimental realization of third-order ghost imaging with thermal light using a pseudo-thermal source and CCD camera.

Findings

Enhanced visibility in ghost images with higher-order correlations

Successful implementation of third-order ghost imaging experiment

Use of pseudo-thermal source and CCD camera for imaging

Abstract

Recently it has been suggested that an enhancement in the visibility of ghost images obtained with thermal light can be achieved exploiting higher order correlations [3]. This paper reports on the status of an higher order ghost imaging experiment carried on at INRIM labs exploiting a pseudo-thermal source and a CCD camera.