Imaging with Electron Multiplying Charge Coupled Devices (EMCCDs) in photon-counting regime : a proven tool for measurement of quantum features of light

International audienceIn the field of quantum optics, imaging started with single-point detectors scanning image planes to reconstruct quantumspatial features of light. At the early 2000's the emergence of commercially available Electron Multiplying Charge-CoupledDevices (EMCCD) detectors arrays, that are sensitive to single photons, have tremendously enlarged the perspective ofquantum imaging. From the first use of EMCCD for quantum imaging up to now, this device has become a proven andessential tool for future applications of quantum imaging to massive parallel processing of quantum information. Based onhis experience and activities, regarding the use of EMCCD cameras in quantum imaging, the author will presentthe method and advantages of using EMCCD cameras in single-photon counting mode