Title :
Electric field control of Berry phase in an optical interferometer
Author :
Woo, J.H. ; Choi, E.Y. ; Wu, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We observed a Pancharatnam´s phase of light using liquid crystal cell. Changes in the interference pattern are analyzed in terms of the geometric phase change. The electric field dependence of the interference pattern change exhibits the occurrence of geometric phase jump.
Keywords :
Berry phase; electro-optical effects; geometrical optics; light interference; light interferometers; liquid crystal devices; Berry phase; Pancharatnam´s phase; electric field control; geometric phase change; geometric phase jump; interference pattern; liquid crystal cell; optical interferometer; Berry phase; Interference; Liquid crystals; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Voltage; geometric phase;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292498
