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Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 1, 70(2024)

Three-dimensional nanoscale vortex line visualization and chiral nanostructure fabrication of tightly focused multi-vortex beams via direct laser writing On the Cover

Mengdi Luo1、†, Jisen Wen1、†, Pengcheng Ma1, Qiuyuan Sun1, Xianmeng Xia1, Gangyao Zhan1, Zhenyao Yang1, Liang Xu1, Dazhao Zhu1,4、*, Cuifang Kuang1,2,3,5、*, and Xu Liu2
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  • 1Research Center for Intelligent Chips and Devices, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311100, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 3ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311200, China
  • 4e-mail: zhudz@zhejianglab.com
  • 5e-mail: cfkuang@zju.edu.cn
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    Mengdi Luo, Jisen Wen, Pengcheng Ma, Qiuyuan Sun, Xianmeng Xia, Gangyao Zhan, Zhenyao Yang, Liang Xu, Dazhao Zhu, Cuifang Kuang, Xu Liu, "Three-dimensional nanoscale vortex line visualization and chiral nanostructure fabrication of tightly focused multi-vortex beams via direct laser writing," Photonics Res. 12, 70 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

    Received: Jun. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 21, 2023

    The Author Email: Dazhao Zhu (zhudz@zhejianglab.com), Cuifang Kuang (cfkuang@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.499405

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.499405

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    laser devices and laser physics
    Lasers and Laser Optics
    Laser physics
    laser manufacturing
    Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology