Gravitational Effects on Sagnac Interferometry
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •Identifies a polarization rotation effect in Sagnac interferometry due to gravitational waves.
- •Formulates the effect as gravitational holonomy.
- •Highlights the dominance of polarization rotation for freely falling observers.
- •Provides a new perspective on gravitational wave detection.
“The paper identifies an additional contribution originating from a relative rotation in the polarization vectors, formulating this effect as a gravitational holonomy associated to the internal Lorentz group.”