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In the field of quantum imaging one takes advantage of the quantum aspects of light and of the intrinsic parallelism of optical signals to develops new techniques in image processing and parallel processing at the quantum level.
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Lugiato, L.A., Gatti, A., Brambilla, E. (2003). An Introduction to Quantum Imaging. In: Shumovsky, A.S., Rupasov, V.I. (eds) Quantum Communication and Information Technologies. NATO Science Series, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0171-7_4
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