• DocumentCode
    2263609
  • Title

    Spin Hall effect of light via weak measurements: Sharp and smooth index variations

  • Author

    Hosten, Onur ; Kwiat, Paul G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using ldquoquantum weak-measurementsrdquo as a coherent enhancement technique for small signals, we have measured the recently proposed ldquospin Hall effectrdquo of light at an air-glass interface, and are working on the smoothly varying refractive-index case.
  • Keywords
    light coherence; refractive index; spin Hall effect; air-glass interface; coherent enhancement technique; quantum weak-measurements; refractive-index case; sharp index variation; smooth index variation; spin Hall effect; Displacement measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Hall effect; Metrology; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Refractive index; Ultrasonic variables measurement; (120.3940) Metrology; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572670