Noise resilience in the transition regime of inverse weak-value amplification metrology
Zi-Rui Zhong, Shuang Song, Qian He +3 more
We demonstrate the superior robustness of the transition regime in inverse weak-value amplification (IWVA) metrology against key experimental noise sources. For standard IWVA schemes, the transition regime provides enhanced resilience compared to the conventional IWVA regime when subjected to uncorrelated Gaussian technical noise and phase fluctuations. While a larger beam width σ generally suppresses technical noise, we identify that phase fluctuations impose a strict upper bound on the optimal σ . In power-recycled IWVA schemes, where cavity loss and the inherent walk-off effect typically degrade the signal, the transition regime maintains a consistent advantage. Our findings establish the transition regime as the optimal operational point for high-precision measurements, balancing significant signal amplification with robustness against practical noise in both standard and power-recycled configurations.
Journal of the Optical Society of America B•Jun 2, 2026•0 citations