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Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM)

Experimental demonstration of weak value amplification in trapped ion system

Chun-Wang Wu, Jie Zhang, Yi Xie, Bao-Quan Ou, Wei Hong Wu, Ping‐Xing Chen

Published Jan 1, 2019• 1 citation
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Abstract

The first proof-of-principle experimental demonstration of purely atomic weak value amplification using a single trapped 40Ca+ ion is presented. We achieve an amplification factor as large as 50 for the position displacement of the ion.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2019.t5a.31

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