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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3014| Title: | The Pancharatnam phase as a strictly geometric phase: A demonstration using pure projections |
| Authors: | Hariharan, P. Ramachandran, Hema Suresh, K.A. Samuel, J. |
| Issue Date: | Apr-1997 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Citation: | Journal of Modern Optics, 1997, Vol.44, p707 - 714 |
| Abstract: | We describe an interferometer based on the Pancharatnam phase in which the extra phase introduced is of purely geometric origin, with no contributions from the dynamic phase. We use a cholesteric liquid crystal film as a circular analyser, and a sheet polarizer as a linear analyser, to project each polarization state on the next one. This experiment can also be viewed as a demonstration of Berry's phase arising from quantum measurements. |
| Description: | Restricted Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3014 |
| ISSN: | 0950-0340 1362-3044 (Online) |
| Alternative Location: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/095003497153725 |
| Copyright: | 1997 Taylor & Francis |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (LAMP) |
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