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Interferometric technique controls polarization state of optical pulses, suggesting broad applications.
We show how an interferometric setup containing a polarizing beam splitter and a slab of dispersive material allows control over the evolution of the instantaneous state of polarization of an optical pulse. With this proposed method the entire Poincar\'{e} sphere can be covered by varying the material's thickness. The ability to control the state of polarization over the duration of the pulse may be useful in a wide variety of applications.
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