Phys. Rev. E 56, 1129–1134 (1997)Polarization matrix and geometric phaseReceived 21 August 1996; revised 16 December 1996; published in the issue dated July 1997 Following Jones calculus, we have evaluated the polarization matrix of an optical system whose two orthonormal eigenvectors are represented by two-component spinors of spherical harmonics. In addition, we have studied the geometric phase of polarized light whose plane of polarization is rotated over a closed path by a rotator. © 1997 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.56.1129
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.56.1129
PACS:
42.25.Ja
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