Weak value amplification for angular velocity measurements

作者:Fang, Sen-Zhi; Tan, Hua-Tang; Li, Gao-Xiang; Wu, Qing-Lin*
来源:APPLIED OPTICS, 2021, 60(15): 4335-4339.
DOI:10.1364/AO.420231

摘要

The weak-value-amplification technique has shown great importance in the measurement of tiny physical effects. Here we introduce a polarization-dependent angular velocity measurement system consisting of two Glan prisms and a true zero-order half-wave plate, where a non-Fourier-limited Gaussian pulse acts as the meter. The angular velocities measurements results agree well with theoretical predictions, and its uncertainties are bounded by the Cramer-Rao bound. We also investigate uncertainties of angular velocities for different numbers of detected photons and the smallest reliable postselection probability, which can reach 3.42 * 10(-6).