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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 9, 1468(2020)

Experimental observation of an anomalous weak value without post-selection

Mu Yang1,2, Qiang Li1,2, Zheng-Hao Liu1,2, Ze-Yan Hao1,2, Chang-Liang Ren3,4、*, Jin-Shi Xu1,2,5、*, Chuan-Feng Li1,2,6、*, and Guang-Can Guo1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Center for Nanofabrication and System Integration, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
  • 4e-mail: renchangliang@cigit.ac.cn
  • 5e-mail: jsxu@ustc.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: cfli@ustc.edu.cn
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Mar. 24, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 3, 2020

    Published Online: Aug. 24, 2020

    The Author Email: Chang-Liang Ren (renchangliang@cigit.ac.cn), Jin-Shi Xu (jsxu@ustc.edu.cn), Chuan-Feng Li (cfli@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.393480

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