<i>Colloquium</i>: Geometric phases of light: Insights from fiber bundle theory
Claire Marie Cisowski, Jörg B. Götte, Sonja Franke‐Arnold
Abstract
This Colloquium reviews the role of geometric phases in optics from the perspective of fiber bundle theory. The transformation of the polarization of light by discrete optical components illustrates many elements of the theoretical formalism, and an outlook is presented for the study and application of geometric phases in higher dimensions through analyses of higher order Gaussian modes and general vectorial fields.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsBundleFiber bundleFormalism (music)Geometrical opticsPolarization (electrochemistry)GaussianTheoretical physicsOpticsClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsComposite materialArtVisual artsPhysical chemistryMusicalMaterials scienceChemistryOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOptical Polarization and EllipsometryPhotonic and Optical Devices