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Physics Letters A

Volume 142, Issues 6–7, 18 December 1989, Pages 321-325
Physics Letters A

Observation of Lorentz-group Berry phases in polarization optics

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Abstract

It is shown that Berry's phase for the Lorentz group can be observed in polarization optics. It appears as the rotation of the polarization plane of linearly polarized light which is passed through an array of linear polarizers. An experiment has been carried out to demonstrate the effect. The phenomenon is closely related to the phase shift due to a cycle of squeezings of light which is predicted by Chiao and Jordan. Connections with Pancharatnam's phase is also discussed.

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