Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 39, Issue 1, 120(2022)

Optical vortex generator based on photopatterned liquid crystal fork gratings

Huacai WANG*, Han CAO, Hongguan YU, Peng CHEN, and Wei HU
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    WANG Huacai, CAO Han, YU Hongguan, CHEN Peng, HU Wei. Optical vortex generator based on photopatterned liquid crystal fork gratings[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2022, 39(1): 120

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    Received: Sep. 27, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Huacai WANG (huacai-wang@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2022.01.008

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