Geometric interpretation of the Pancharatnam connection and non-cyclic polarization changes
JOSA A, Vol. 27, Issue 9, pp. 1972-1976 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.27.001972
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Abstract
If the state of polarization of a monochromatic light beam is changed in a cyclical manner, the beam acquires—in addition to the usual dynamic phase—a geometric phase. This geometric or Pancharatnam–Berry phase equals half the solid angle of the contour traced out on the Poincaré sphere. We show that such a geometric interpretation also exists for the Pancharatnam connection, the criterion according to which two beams with different polarization states are said to be in phase. This interpretation offers what is to our knowledge a new and intuitive method to calculate the geometric phase that accompanies non-cyclic polarization changes.
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OCIS Codes
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(350.1370) Other areas of optics : Berry's phase
(260.6042) Physical optics : Singular optics
ToC Category:
Physical Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 12, 2010
Revised Manuscript: June 15, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: July 1, 2010
Published: August 12, 2010
Citation
Thomas van Dijk, Hugo F. Schouten, and Taco D. Visser, "Geometric interpretation of the Pancharatnam connection and non-cyclic polarization changes," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 27, 1972-1976 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-9-1972
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