  Properties of quantum states have disclosed new and revolutionary
technologies, ranging from quantum information to quantum imaging. This last
field is addressed to overcome limits of classical imaging by exploiting
specific properties of quantum states of light. One of the most interesting
proposed scheme exploits spatial quantum correlations between twin beams for
realizing sub-shot-noise imaging of the weak absorbing objects, leading ideally
to a noise-free imaging. Here we discuss in detail the experimental realization
of this scheme, showing its capability to reach a larger signal to noise ratio
with respect to classical imaging methods and, therefore, its interest for
future practical applications.

Quantum Physics