Precision Frequency Measurements with Interferometric Weak Values

Authors

David J. Starling, University of Rochester
P. Ben Dixon, University of Rochester
Andrew N. Jordan, University of Rochester
John C. Howell, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-20-2010

Abstract

We demonstrate an experiment which utilizes a Sagnac interferometer to measure a change in optical frequency of 129 ± 7 kHz/√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.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physical Review A, volume 82, issue 6, in 2010. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.063822

Recommended Citation

D. J. Starling, P. B. Dixon, A. N. Jordan, and J. C. Howell, Precision Frequency Measurements with Interferometric Weak Values, Phys. Rev. A 82(6), 063822. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.063822

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Physical Society