Comparative Weak Value Amplification as an Approach to Estimating the Value of Small Quantum Mechanical Interactions

• Autorzy: Parks A. D. , Spence S. E.

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DOI

10.1515/mms-2016-0035

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Weak value amplification is a measurement technique where small quantum mechanical interactions are amplified and manifested macroscopically in the output of a measurement apparatus. It is shown here that the linear nature of weak value amplification provides a straightforward comparative methodology for using the value of a known small interaction to estimate the value of an unknown small interaction. The methodology is illustrated by applying it to quantify the unknown size of an optical Goos-Hänchen shift of a laser beam induced at a glass/gold interface using the known size of the shift at a glass/air interface.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

weak values; weak measurement; Goos-Hänchen shift; interaction strength; regression

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 3
• Strony: 393--401
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys., wykr., wzory

Twórcy

autor

Parks A. D.

• Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, 18444 Frontage Road Suite 327, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5161, USA

autor

Spence S. E.

• Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, 18444 Frontage Road Suite 327, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5161, USA

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Uwagi

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This work was supported by a grant from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s In-house Laboratory Independent Research Program.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).