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Instantaneous quadrature components or Jones vector retrieval using the Pancharatnam-Berry phase in frequency domain
Norman Lippok1, Stéphane Coen, Rainer Leonhardt
1Physics Department, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. nlip001@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Abstract:
We use the Pancharatnam-Berry phase as a multifunctional tool for low-coherence interferometry. This geometric phase shift enables instantaneous retrieval of the quadrature components of the complex interferometric signal. The phase shift is independent of wavelength and allows for a complex conjugate suppression of 40 dB for an optical bandwidth of 115 nm. Furthermore, this paper investigates the versatility of the geometric phase to perform polarization sensitive measurements. The Jones vector of the sample was obtained numerically, allowing sample birefringence and optical axis calculation.
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