Spin–orbit coupling of light in asymmetric microcavities

Autor: L. B. Ma, S. L. Li, V. M. Fomin, M. Hentschel, J. B. Götte, Y. Yin, M. R. Jorgensen, O. G. Schmidt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10983
Popis: Optical spin–orbit coupling is known to occur in open systems such as helical waveguides. Here, the authors enable spin–orbit coupling of light confined to a closed path within an asymmetric optical microcavity and demonstrate a non-cyclic Berry phase acquired in a non-Abelian evolution.
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