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Pancharatnam phase: a standalone construct

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Quantum optics

the geometric phase acquired by polarized light taken around a closed cycle of polarization states, an optical precursor of the Berry phase.

In quantum optics, Pancharatnam phase refers to the geometric phase acquired by polarized light taken around a closed cycle of polarization states, an optical precursor of the Berry phase. This meaning comes from Pancharatnam (1956) in Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A.[1]

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References

  1. Pancharatnam, S. (1956). Generalized theory of interference, and its applications: Part I. Coherent pencils. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A, 44(5), 247-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03046050

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