Open AccessGeometric Phase Of The Faraday Rotation Of Electromagnetic Waves In Magnetized Plasma
Author(s) -
Jian Liu and Hong Qin
Publication year - 2011
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1063127
Subject(s) - faraday effect , physics , geometric phase , rotation (mathematics) , electromagnetic radiation , phase (matter) , faraday rotator , plasma , faraday cage , magneto optic effect , computational physics , classical mechanics , magnetic field , optics , geometry , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics
The geometric phase of circularly polarized electromagnetic waves in nonuniform magnetized plasmas is studied theoretically. The variation of the propagation direction of circularly polarized waves results in a geometric phase, which also contributes to the Faraday rotation, in addition to the standard dynamical phase. The origin and properties of the geometric phase is investigated. The in uence of the geometric phase to plasma diagnostics using Faraday rotation is also discussed as an application of the theory