Quantum light microscopy

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.05807v2
• Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:22:05 GMT
• Title: Quantum light microscopy
• Authors: W. P. Bowen, Helen M. Chrzanowski, Dan Oron, Sven Ramelow, Dmitry Tabakaev, Alex Terrasson and Rob Thew
• Abstract summary: Much of our progress in understanding microscale biology has been powered by advances in microscopy. Super-resolution microscopes allow the observation of biological structures at near-atomic-scale resolution. Multi-photon microscopes allow imaging deep into tissue. Quantum effects can provide new ways to enhance the performance of microscopes.
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• Abstract: Much of our progress in understanding microscale biology has been powered by advances in microscopy. For instance, super-resolution microscopes allow the observation of biological structures at near-atomic-scale resolution, while multi-photon microscopes allow imaging deep into tissue. However, biological structures and dynamics still often remain out of reach of existing microscopes, with further advances in signal-to-noise, resolution and speed needed to access them. In many cases, the performance of microscopes is now limited by quantum effects -- such as noise due to the quantisation of light into photons or, for multi-photon microscopes, the low cross-section of multi-photon scattering. These limitations can be overcome by exploiting features of quantum mechanics such as entanglement. Quantum effects can also provide new ways to enhance the performance of microscopes, such as new super-resolution techniques and new techniques to image at difficult to reach wavelengths. This review provides an overview of these various ways in which quantum techniques can improve microscopy, including recent experimental progress. It seeks to provide a realistic picture of what is possible, and what the constraints and opportunities are.

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