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Precision frequency measurements with interferometric weak values

Quantum Physics 2011-01-10 v1

Abstract

We demonstrate an experiment which utilizes a Sagnac interferometer to measure a change in optical frequency of 129 kHz per root Hz with only 2 mW of continuous wave, single mode input power. We describe the measurement of a weak value and show how even higher frequency sensitivities may be obtained over a bandwidth of several nanometers. This technique has many possible applications, such as precision relative frequency measurements and laser locking without the use of atomic lines.

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@article{arxiv.1101.1464,
  title  = {Precision frequency measurements with interferometric weak values},
  author = {David J. Starling and P. Ben Dixon and Andrew N. Jordan and John C. Howell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.1464},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 figures, published in PRA

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