Opto-Electronic Advances, Volume. 7, Issue 12, 240138(2024)

Sequential harmonic spin–orbit angular momentum generation in nonlinear optical crystals

Yutao Tang1,†... Zixian Hu1,†, Junhong Deng1, Kingfai Li1, and Guixin Li12,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 2Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 13, 2024

    Published Online: Feb. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: Li Guixin (GXLi)

    DOI:10.29026/oea.2024.240138

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