Berry's phase magnification in microcoil resonators
Berry's phase magnification in microcoil resonators
Research towards understanding the topological Berry’s phase, phi[B], has been driven by its manifestation in various interesting quantum mechanical and optical phenomena. In helical fibre structures, the generation of phi[B] is well documented [1,2], and recently the amplification of Berry’s phase using a ring resonator was observed [3]. In this work, we show it is theoretically possible to generate a large Berry’s phase using compact optical microcoil resonators (OMRs) formed by tightly winding a microfibre around a rod such that light can evanescently couple between neighbouring turns. In particular, the effect of phi[B] on the OMR transmission is analysed, in order to understand the associated polarisation effects which are potentially important for developing OMR applications.
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Lee, T.
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Broderick, N.G.R.
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Brambilla, G.
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Lee, T., Broderick, N.G.R. and Brambilla, G.
(2011)
Berry's phase magnification in microcoil resonators.
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany.
22 - 26 May 2011.
(doi:10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943267).
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Research towards understanding the topological Berry’s phase, phi[B], has been driven by its manifestation in various interesting quantum mechanical and optical phenomena. In helical fibre structures, the generation of phi[B] is well documented [1,2], and recently the amplification of Berry’s phase using a ring resonator was observed [3]. In this work, we show it is theoretically possible to generate a large Berry’s phase using compact optical microcoil resonators (OMRs) formed by tightly winding a microfibre around a rod such that light can evanescently couple between neighbouring turns. In particular, the effect of phi[B] on the OMR transmission is analysed, in order to understand the associated polarisation effects which are potentially important for developing OMR applications.
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Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), Munich, Germany, 2011-05-22 - 2011-05-26
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