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Principia Discordia => Techmology and Scientism => Topic started by: Triple Zero on November 21, 2009, 10:43:41 PM

Title: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Triple Zero on November 21, 2009, 10:43:41 PM
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/11/mil-091102-afps05.htm

Ghost imaging is a technique that allows a high-resolution camera to produce an image of an object that the camera itself cannot see. It uses two sensors: one that looks at a light source and another that looks at the object. These sensors point in different directions. For example, the camera can face the sun and the light meter can face an object.
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Triple Zero on November 21, 2009, 10:45:36 PM
via http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/11/quantum_ghost_i.html

two more detailed links

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13825-quantum-camera-snaps-objects-it-cannot-see.html
http://arxiv1.library.cornell.edu/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0807/0807.2614v1.pdf

... turns out its not quantum :(
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Jasper on November 21, 2009, 11:36:30 PM
So it's a way of basically seeing through smoke?

I had a hard time figuring out what it's applications are.
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Iason Ouabache on November 22, 2009, 10:49:07 PM
Quote from: Felix on November 21, 2009, 11:36:30 PM
So it's a way of basically seeing through smoke?

I had a hard time figuring out what it's applications are.
FTFA: The same method could one day be employed to produce satellite images of objects hidden behind clouds or smoke, using the sun's radiation as the photon source, says Shih. Doing that may require a photon counter beneath the clouds, but could allow a top-down view not possible using conventional methods.
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Cramulus on November 23, 2009, 04:09:13 PM
so if I use this to look at girls, am I gonna see the good stuff? or just bones and guts?
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:mullet:
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Rumckle on November 23, 2009, 05:00:00 PM
What's the difference?

Rumckle-
Only dates girls after seeing their x-rays.
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Elder Iptuous on November 23, 2009, 05:12:41 PM
Quote from: Rumckle on November 23, 2009, 05:00:00 PM
What's the difference?

Rumckle-
Only dates girls after seeing their x-rays.

you're a fan of that wierd type of hentai that features internal view imagery aren't you?
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Rumckle on November 23, 2009, 05:19:17 PM
Why am I not surprised that exists?  :horrormirth:
Title: Re: quantum ghost imaging!
Post by: Faust on November 25, 2009, 01:28:57 AM
I'm missing the practicality of how this works.
The light source acts as a reference? As it varies the other image can be extracted? Is it not just an interferometer then?