Pancharactnam-Berry phase used for realizing spin-dependent propagation and polarization measurement

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Abstract

Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) phase is known as the geometric phase associated with the polarization transformation of light. In this work, we reveal the PB phase of light generated during the transformation from a single polarization to a spacevariant one. To realize the space-variant polarization transformation, we utilized our early developed approach based on a Sagnac interferometer. The two spin states of the output field contain different PB phases. By tailoring the PB phase, we demonstrate the spin-dependent propagations of light beams. Besides, the PB phase can also be used for measuring the polarization distribution of vector beams.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComplex Light and Optical Forces XII
EditorsDavid L. Andrews, Enrique J. Galvez, Jesper Gluckstad
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510615830
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
EventComplex Light and Optical Forces XII 2018 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 30 Jan 20181 Feb 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10549
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceComplex Light and Optical Forces XII 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period30/01/181/02/18

Keywords

  • Geometric phase
  • polarization
  • spin angular momentum
  • vector beam

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