Quantum optics of and with superluminescent diodes: The Hanbury-Brown & Twiss experiment in its 61th anniversary

The talk will start with a historical review appreciating and emphasizing the importance and relevance of the Hanbury-Brown & Twiss (HBT) experiment for nowadays quantum optics. Then, we investigate within a modern and sophisticated version of the HBT experiment the quantum optical properties of optoelectronic quantum dot based superluminescent diodes (SLDs). The demonstrated full incoherence of these Broad-Area SLDs will subsequently be exploited in a classical ghost imaging (GI) scheme, thus demonstrating the applicability of this most compact, ultra-miniaturized light source for GI. Finally, we shall discuss future perspectives and applications.