Kim, Yosep Im, Dong-Gil Kim, Yong-Su Han, Sang-Wook Moon, Sung Kim, Yoon-Ho Cho, Young-Wook 2024-01-19T16:00:26Z 2024-01-19T16:00:26Z 2021-09-02 2021-01 2056-6387 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/117651 One of the common conceptions of nature, typically derived from the experiences with classical systems, is that attributes of the matter coexist with the substance. In the quantum regime, however, the quantum particle itself and its physical property may be in spatial separation, known as the quantum Cheshire cat effect. While there have been several reports to date on the observation of the quantum Cheshire cat effect, all such experiments are based on first-order interferometry and destructive projection measurement, thus allowing simple interpretation due to measurement-induced disturbance and also subject to trivial interpretation based on classical waves. In this work, we report an experimental observation of the quantum Cheshire cat effect with noninvasive weak quantum measurement as originally proposed. The use of the weak-measurement probe has allowed us to identify the location of the single photon and that of the disembodied polarization state in a quantum interferometer. The weak-measurement probe based on two-photon interference makes our observation unable to be explained by classical physics. We furthermore elucidate the quantum Cheshire cat effect as quantum interference of the transition amplitudes for the photon and the polarization state which are directly obtained from the measurement outcomes or the weak values. Our work not only reveals the true quantum nature of Cheshire cat effect but also sheds light on a comprehensive understanding for the counter-intuitive quantum phenomena. English The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) | Nature Publishing Group Observing the quantum Cheshire cat effect with noninvasive weak measurement Article 10.1038/s41534-020-00350-6 1 npj Quantum Information, v.7, no.1 npj Quantum Information 7 1 Y scie scopus 000616401100002 2-s2.0-85100067573 Quantum Science & Technology Physics, Applied Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics, Condensed Matter Physics Article