Geometric phase in dual-beam interference

Ari T Friberg
Center for Photonics Sciences, University of Eastern Finland (UEF), P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland

Dedicated to Professor Anna Consortini for her significant contributions and pioneering works in the field of atmospheric turbulence and her continuous commitment to promote optics at global level 

Geometric phase is a fundamental and universal concept in physics. Its most famous realization in optics is the Pancharatnam–Berry phase, which is an extra phase a beam of light acquires when its state of polarization is varied. We consider several aspects of the geometric and dynamical phases in three circumstances. A widely encountered situation is Mach–Zehnder interferometry, in which the polarization is typically changed in discrete steps. When beating two optical waves of slightly different frequencies, the polarization state of the superposition field varies continuously. Finally, in Young’s dual-beam interference, a cornerstone of optical physics, the field exhibits periodic polarization state changes along a line perpendicular to the fringes. New far-zone geometric-phase results in Young’s interference are provided. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
Doi: 10.54955/AJP.33.3-4.2024.197-204
Keywords: Polarizaion state, Pancharatnam–Berry phase, Dynamical phase, Young’s setup.

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