Superbunching pseudothermal light

Abstract

A novel and simple superbunching pseudothermal light source is introduced based on common instruments such as laser, lens, pinhole and groundglass. $g^{(2)}(0)=3.66\pm 0.02$ is observed in the suggested scheme by employing two rotating groundglass. Quantum and classical theories are employed to interpret the observed superbunching effect. It is predicted that $g^{(2)}(0)$ can reach $2^N$ if $N$ rotating groundglass were employed. These results are helpful to understand the physics of superbunching. The proposed superbunching pseudothermal light may serve as a new type of light to study the second- and higher-order coherence of light and have potential application in improving the visibility of thermal light ghost imaging.

9 Pages, 5 figures. Submitted for publication and comments are welcome

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