Observation of tiny polarization rotation rate in total internal reflection via weak measurements

Chengquan Mi; Shizhen Chen; Xinxing Zhou; Kai Tian; Hailu Luo; Shuangchun Wen

doi:10.1364/PRJ.5.000092

Photonics Research, Volume. 5, Issue 2, 92(2017)

Observation of tiny polarization rotation rate in total internal reflection via weak measurements

Chengquan Mi¹, Shizhen Chen¹, Xinxing Zhou², Kai Tian¹, Hailu Luo^1、*, and Shuangchun Wen¹

Author Affiliations

¹Laboratory for Spin Photonics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

²Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, College of Physics and Information Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China

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Paper Information

Category: Physical Optics

Received: Dec. 27, 2016

Accepted: Jan. 31, 2017

Published Online: Sep. 26, 2018

The Author Email: Hailu Luo (hailuluo@hnu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.5.000092

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