Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 39, Issue 1, 81(2022)

Review of spin-orbit angular momentum interaction in tightly focused fields

Yijing WU1,*... Panpan YU1, Yifan LIU1, Ziqiang WANG1, Yinmei LI1,2, and Lei GONG12 |Show fewer author(s)
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    WU Yijing, YU Panpan, LIU Yifan, WANG Ziqiang, LI Yinmei, GONG Lei. Review of spin-orbit angular momentum interaction in tightly focused fields[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2022, 39(1): 81

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    Received: Oct. 6, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Yijing WU (yj1216768788@mail.ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461. 2022.01.005

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