Quantum mechanics

Theoretical physics

Formalism (music)

Gaussian

Fiber bundle

Materials science

Optical fiber

Visual arts

Classical mechanics

Geometrical optics

Physical chemistry

Polarization (electrochemistry)

Musical

Physics

Optics

Composite material

Chemistry

Bundle

Reviews of Modern Physics

This Colloquium reviews the role of geometric phases in optics from the perspective of fiber bundle theory. The transformation of the polarization of light by discrete optical components illustrates many elements of the theoretical formalism, and an outlook is presented for the study and application of geometric phases in higher dimensions through analyses of higher order Gaussian modes and general vectorial fields.

<i>Colloquium</i> : Geometric phases of light: Insights from fiber bundle theory

Colloquium : Geometric phases of light: Insights from fiber bundle theory