Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 46, Issue 4, 776(2025)

Research progress of beam shaping technology and its application

Zhanke ZHU1,3, Yingmin YUAN2, and Xizheng KE1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Aeronautical Engineering, Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute, Xianyang 712000, China
  • 2School of Automation and Information Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
  • 3Xianyang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology, Xianyang 712000, China
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    Received: Jul. 22, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Xizheng KE (柯熙政)

    DOI:10.5768/JAO202546.0401009

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