Aharonov-Bohm-like effect for light propagating in nematics with disclinations

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2007-09-20

arxiv.org/abs/0709.3142v1

Europhys. Lett. 80 (46002) 2007

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

6 pages, to appear in Europhysics Letters

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/80/46002

Using a geometric approach for the propagation of light in anisotropic media,
we investigate what effect the director field of disclinations may have on the
polarization state of light. Parallel transport around the defect, of the
spinor describing the polarization, indicates the acquisition of a topological
phase, in analogy with the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

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