Shuai Sun, Longkun Du, Dong Li, Yuegang Li, Huizu Lin, Weitao Liu. Progress and prospect of ghost imaging in extremely weak light (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210819

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Fig. 1. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of Gaussian imaging system; (b) Airy spot formed with different number of photons, N is the photon number
![(a) Experimental setup of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of first-photon imaging: The first column is the point cloud recorded by the avalanche photodiode, the second column is the reflectivity estimated from the time-of-flight of the first photon, the third column is the computational image via regularization method, the fourth column is the 3-dimentianl image estimated from the different views[12]](/richHtml/irla/2021/50/12/20210819/img_2.jpg)
Fig. 2. (a) Experimental setup of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of first-photon imaging: The first column is the point cloud recorded by the avalanche photodiode, the second column is the reflectivity estimated from the time-of-flight of the first photon, the third column is the computational image via regularization method, the fourth column is the 3-dimentianl image estimated from the different views[12]

Fig. 3. Diagrammatic sketch of the principle of correlated imaging

Fig. 4. Unfolded picture of the ghost imaging system with psudothermal light
![(a) Experimental setup of ghost imaging with entanglement source; (b) Results of ghost imaging with entanglement source[54]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 5. (a) Experimental setup of ghost imaging with entanglement source; (b) Results of ghost imaging with entanglement source[54]
![(a) Experimental setup of heralded ghost imaging ; (b) Comparison between the results from heralded ghost imaging and that via direct imaging[14]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 6. (a) Experimental setup of heralded ghost imaging ; (b) Comparison between the results from heralded ghost imaging and that via direct imaging[14]
![(a) Experimental setup of quantum imaging with entanglement source; (b) Comparison between the results from quantum imaging with entanglement source and that via direct imaging[58]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 7. (a) Experimental setup of quantum imaging with entanglement source; (b) Comparison between the results from quantum imaging with entanglement source and that via direct imaging[58]
![(a) Principle of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression; (b)Simulation results of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression[46]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 8. (a) Principle of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression; (b)Simulation results of ghost imaging with coherent detection and pulse compression[46]
![Simulation results of the three ghost imaging LiDAR under different detection signal-to-noise ratio[47]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 9. Simulation results of the three ghost imaging LiDAR under different detection signal-to-noise ratio[47]
![(a) Diagrammatic sketch of ghost imaging at 1.3 km; (b) Comparison between the experimental results of the temporal correlation method and that from traditional method; (c) Imaging results of objects at different distance from the temporal correlation method[49]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 10. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of ghost imaging at 1.3 km; (b) Comparison between the experimental results of the temporal correlation method and that from traditional method; (c) Imaging results of objects at different distance from the temporal correlation method[49]
![(a) Statistical distribution of photon pulses detected by bucket detector in single photon ghost imaging; (b) Results of ghost imaging single photon[50]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 11. (a) Statistical distribution of photon pulses detected by bucket detector in single photon ghost imaging; (b) Results of ghost imaging single photon[50]
![(a) Diagrammatic sketch of single photon ghost imaging;(b)Results of single photon polarization ghost imaging[51]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 12. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of single photon ghost imaging;(b)Results of single photon polarization ghost imaging[51]
![(a) Diagrammatic sketch of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of fast first-photon ghost imaging[52]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 13. (a) Diagrammatic sketch of first-photon imaging; (b) Experimental results of fast first-photon ghost imaging[52]
![Experimental setup and results of fast first-photon ghost imaging for 3-dimentional object at 100 km distance[53]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 14. Experimental setup and results of fast first-photon ghost imaging for 3-dimentional object at 100 km distance[53]
![(a) Experimental setup of zero-photon imaging; (b) Photon statistical and the experimental results of zero-photon imaging[73]](/Images/icon/loading.gif)
Fig. 15. (a) Experimental setup of zero-photon imaging; (b) Photon statistical and the experimental results of zero-photon imaging[73]

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