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Picoradian deflection measurement with an interferometric quasi-autocollimator using weak value amplification

Instrumentation and Detectors 2011-07-26 v1 Optics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present an "interferometric quasi-autocollimator" that employs weak value amplification to measure angular deflections of a target mirror. The device has been designed to be insensitive to all translations of the target. We present a conceptual explanation of the amplification effect used by the device. An implementation of the device demonstrates sensitivities better than 10 picoradians per root hertz between 10 and 200 hertz.

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@article{arxiv.1103.4426,
  title  = {Picoradian deflection measurement with an interferometric quasi-autocollimator using weak value amplification},
  author = {Matthew D. Turner and Charles A. Hagedorn and Stephan Schlamminger and Jens H. Gundlach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.4426},
  year   = {2011}
}

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To be published in Optics Letters