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a r X i v : 0 7 1 2 .4 3 0 3 v 1 [ q u a n t - p h ] 2 8 D e c 2 0 0 7 Quantum-noise-limited Angular Momentum Measurement for a Micron-sized Dielectric Object Koji Usami1,2? 1PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 3-5, Sanbancho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 332-0012, Japan 2Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan (Dated: February 2, 2008) An approach is described for observing quantum features of micron-sized spinning objects. Specif- ically, we consider a birefringent (uniaxial positive) dielectric object in the shape of an o