‘Weak measurements’’ and the ‘‘quantum time-translation machine’’ in a classical system

Suter, Dieter2008-02-122008-02-121995-01Dieter Suter. Weak Measurements' and the 'Quantum Time-Translation Machine' in a Classical System: In: Phys. Rev. A 51, 45-49 (1995).http://hdl.handle.net/2003/2501310.17877/DE290R-3429A simple optical experiment is discussed that implements the ‘‘quantum time-translation machine’’ suggested by Aharonov et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 2965 (1990)] for photons. The time-translation effect was observed experimentally as the shift of the fringe pattern in a modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The possibility of describing the effect classically, in terms of Maxwell’s equations, suggests an alternative interpretation that does not invoke time-translation effects.enThe American Physical Society530‘Weak measurements’’ and the ‘‘quantum time-translation machine’’ in a classical system10.1103/PhysRevA.51.45article (journal)http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v51/p45