Nonperturbative theory of weak pre-and post-selected measurements

AG Kofman, S Ashhab, F Nori - Physics Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper starts with a brief review of the topic of strong and weak pre-and post-selected
(PPS) quantum measurements, as well as weak values, and afterwards presents original …

The two-state vector formalism: an updated review

Y Aharonov, L Vaidman - Time in quantum mechanics, 2008 - Springer
The two-state vector formalism of quantum mechanics is a time-symmetrized approach to
standard quantum theory particularly helpful for the analysis of experiments performed on …

Ultrasensitive beam deflection measurement via interferometric weak value amplification

PB Dixon, DJ Starling, AN Jordan, JC Howell - Physical review letters, 2009 - APS
We report on the use of an interferometric weak value technique to amplify very small
transverse deflections of an optical beam. By entangling the beam's transverse degrees of …

Procedure for direct measurement of general quantum states using weak measurement

JS Lundeen, C Bamber - Physical review letters, 2012 - APS
Recent work by Lundeen et al.[Nature (London) 474, 188 (2011) NATUAS 0028-0836
10.1038/nature10120] directly measured the wave function by weakly measuring a variable …

Measuring small longitudinal phase shifts: weak measurements or standard interferometry?

N Brunner, C Simon - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
Recently, weak measurements were used to measure small effects that are transverse to the
propagation direction of a light beam. Here we address the question of whether weak …

Full characterization of polarization states of light via direct measurement

JZ Salvail, M Agnew, AS Johnson, E Bolduc, J Leach… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Ascertaining the physical state of a system is vital in order to understand and predict its
behaviour. However, due to their fragile nature, the direct observation of quantum states has …

Do we really understand quantum mechanics? Strange correlations, paradoxes, and theorems

F Laloë - American Journal of Physics, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
This article presents a general discussion of several aspects of our present understanding of
quantum mechanics. The emphasis is put on the very special correlations that this theory …

Measurement of quantum weak values of photon polarization

GJ Pryde, JL O'Brien, AG White, TC Ralph… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
We experimentally determine weak values for a single photon's polarization, obtained via a
weak measurement that employs a two-photon entangling operation, and postselection. The …

Precision metrology using weak measurements

L Zhang, A Datta, IA Walmsley - Physical review letters, 2015 - APS
Weak values and measurements have been proposed as a means to achieve dramatic
enhancements in metrology based on the greatly increased range of possible measurement …

Experimental realization of the quantum box problem

KJ Resch, JS Lundeen, AM Steinberg - Physics Letters A, 2004 - Elsevier
The three-box problem is a gedankenexperiment designed to elucidate some interesting
features of quantum measurement and locality. A particle is prepared in a particular …