Observation of a topological phase in a noncyclic case by use of a half-turn optical fiber
- 15 February 1991
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 16 (4), 223-225
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.16.000223
Abstract
We describe direct observation of a geometrical phase in a noncyclic case as the rotation of the plane of polarization of a linearly polarized beam of light. The beam travels down uniformly wound half-turn single-mode optical fibers with various pitch angles.Keywords
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