I will discuss the use of weak values for performing precision deflection, spectral, velocity and gravimetric measurements. I will show that the concepts behind weak values can lead to technical noise suppression. Article not available.
We consider different types of technical noise in an optical context and show that weak-value amplification techniques (using a small fraction of photons) compare favourably with standard techniques (using all of them). We measure small beam deflections of an optical beam by monitoring the dark port in a Sagnac interferometer (weak-value technique) or by focusing the entire beam onto a split detector (standard technique). In all cases, the weak-value technique performs favourable in precision respect to the standard technique.