Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 13, 1326002(2022)

Focal Field Modulation of Cylindrical Vector Vortex Beams Based on 4Pi Focusing System

Hongshun Zhang, Yali Qin*, Huan Zheng, Hongliang Ren, and Menghua Xu
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  • Institute of Optical-Fiber Communication and Information Engineering, College of Information Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China
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    Hongshun Zhang, Yali Qin, Huan Zheng, Hongliang Ren, Menghua Xu. Focal Field Modulation of Cylindrical Vector Vortex Beams Based on 4Pi Focusing System[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(13): 1326002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Dec. 29, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 17, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Qin Yali (ylqin@zjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1326002

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