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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • High-precision birefringence detection is vital for applications like chirality detection, optical clocks, and quantum information.
  • Existing methods for detecting birefringence in optical materials are limited, typically achieving precision around 10-8.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel physical mechanism for birefringence detection in the classical regime.
  • To achieve unprecedented detection accuracy at the 10-11 level.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing an effective photonic two-level system driven by a synthetic magnetic field.
  • Employing propagation-invariant spin-orbit-coupled structured light in the subwavelength regime to generate the magnetic field.
  • Observing Rabi oscillations of the photonic state and spin-orbital angular momentum conversion.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a birefringence detection accuracy at the 10-11 level, significantly surpassing current techniques.
  • Achieved ultrahigh precision through a topological transition in oscillatory modes with high Rabi frequencies.
  • Showcased tunable detection precision by controlling the subwavelength envelope size of structured light.

Conclusions:

  • The developed technique offers a significant advancement in birefringence detection precision.
  • This method has broad applicability in fundamental research and applied fields requiring precise optical measurements.
  • The tunable nature of the technique allows for tailored applications in diverse optical systems.