Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 8, 0826002(2024)

Generation and Manipulation of Tunable Chiral Structured Light Beams

Wenni Ye1, Juntao Hu1, Zhihao Ying1, Yishu Wang1, and Yixian Qian1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang , China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optical Information Detecting and Display Technology of Zhejiang Province, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang , China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Jan. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 18, 2024

    The Author Email: Qian Yixian (qianyixian@zjnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240484

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240484

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