Physical Review A

Berry’s phase in quantum optics

Heinz‐Peter Breuer, Klaus Dietz, Martin Holthaus

Published Jan 1, 1993• 9 citations

Abstract

It is pointed out that quantum optics provides examples where the origin of geometrical phase factors can be investigated in two different ways. The first possibility relies on a line bundle in which the fibers over each base point in parameter space consist of Stark states, whereas fibers of Floquet states yield a second possibility. Both constructions are compared in some detail, and the Floquet bundle is found to offer distinct advantages.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.47.725

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