Interferometry in higher symmetry forms of electrodynamics and physical optics

Authors
Anastasovski, PK Bearden, TE Ciubotariu, C Coffey, WT Crowell, LB Evans, GJ Evans, MW Flower, R Jeffers, S Labounsky, A Lehnert, B Meszaros, M Molnar, P Recami, E Roscoe, D
Citation
Pk. Anastasovski et al., Interferometry in higher symmetry forms of electrodynamics and physical optics, PHYS SCR, 61(1), 2000, pp. 79-82
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICA SCRIPTA
ISSN journal
02811847 → ACNP
Volume
61
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
79 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0281-1847(200001)61:1<79:IIHSFO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
It is shown that higher symmetry (O(3)) electrodynamical considerations lea d to a straightforward explanation of the Sagnac effect in terms of the top ological phase and Aharonov Bohm effect. The method is extended to interfer ometry and physical optics in general, using the Sagnac, Michelson and Youn g interferometers as examples.