Comparative Weak Value Amplification as an Approach to Estimating the Value of Small Quantum Mechanical Interactions
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 methodolog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Metrology and Measurement Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mms.2016.23.issue-3/mms-2016-0035/mms-2016-0035.xml?format=INT |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-1941 |