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
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;
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
