Analysis of Aharonov-Bohm effect due to time-dependent vector potentials
B. LeeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720E. YinDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720T. K. GustafsonDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720R. Y. ChiaoDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Abstract
We analyze and propose a method to detect the Aharonov-Bohm effect due to time-varying vector potentials, specifically those arising from a coherent light source. We show that the effect is feasible for use as a light-intensity detector. The quantum limit of detection is that of a single photon. Such a system would be a quantum-nondemolition measurement since no photon absorption occurs.
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