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Geometric phase detection via NMR interferometry
Sophia N Fricke1, Jeffrey A Reimer2
1Pines Magnetic Resonance Center, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Abstract:
We introduce a benchtop NMR method for interferometric detection of geometric phase (also known as Berry/Aharonov-Anandan phase) via spin coherence holonomy in bulk ensembles using phase-wound echo trains. Consecutive π pulses with cyclic phase incrementation drive closed spinor trajectories on the Bloch sphere, while a parity-based analysis isolates the geometric contribution and cancels dynamical offsets by comparing positive and negative winding experiments with a zero-winding reference. The extracted phase increases linearly with echo number, reverses sign under winding reversal, and is independent of echo time in the adiabatic regime, consistent with spinor holonomy arising from parallel transport. Experiments performed in strongly inhomogeneous, low-field conditions demonstrate robustness to B₀ gradients and diffusion. This approach establishes a practical foundation for probing geometric phase effects in NMR, with extensions to non-adiabatic transport, heterogeneous systems, and quantum sensing applications.
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