Precise Measurement of Polarization Variation Using Weak Measurement With Double Pointers
In this paper, a weak measurement scheme with double pointers (mean value shift and intensity shift of the post-selected light) is presented to simultaneously measure the tiny polarization change (phase and amplitude) of light in a single experimental apparatus. Furthermore, rather than using charge...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IEEE
2023-01-01
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| Series: | IEEE Photonics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10138787/ |
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| Summary: | In this paper, a weak measurement scheme with double pointers (mean value shift and intensity shift of the post-selected light) is presented to simultaneously measure the tiny polarization change (phase and amplitude) of light in a single experimental apparatus. Furthermore, rather than using charge-coupled-device (CCD) to measure the pointer shift, we use the two-channel photoreceiver combined with lock-in amplifier (LIA) to measure the intensities of a split-Gaussian mode in this work. In this way, we introduce two intensity contrast ratios (ICRs) as special pointers to characterize the mean value and intensity shifts. As a result, the measurement precision of the polarization rotation is on the order of magnitude of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\,10^{-7}rad$</tex-math></inline-formula> in the experiment. These findings provide a distinctive insight into the weak measurement and have important implications for the accurate measurement of complex optical parameters. |
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| ISSN: | 1943-0655 |