Quantum optical rotatory dispersion
arXiv:1701.00944 · doi:10.1126/sciadv.1601306
Abstract
The phenomenon of molecular optical activity manifests itself as the rotation of the plane of linear polarization when light passes through chiral media. Measurements of optical activity and its wavelength dependence, optical rotatory dispersion, can reveal information about intricate properties of molecules, such as the 3D arrangement of atoms comprising a molecule. Given a limited probe power, quantum metrology offers the possibility to outperform classical measurements. This holds particular appeal when samples may be damaged by high powers, a potential concern for chiroptical studies. Here we show the first experiment in which multi-wavelength polarization-entangled photon pairs are used to measure the optical activity and optical rotatory dispersion exhibited by a solution of chiral molecules. Our work paves the way for quantum-enhanced measurements of chirality, with potential applications in chemistry, biology, materials science, and the pharmaceutical industry. The scheme we employ for probing the wavelength dependence allows to surpass the information extracted per photon in a classical measurement, and can also be used for more general differential measurements.
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