Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 11, 110501(2022)

Measuring the topological charge of optical vortices with a single plate

Jingyin Zhao1,2,3, Yunxia Jin1,3,4、*, Fanyu Kong1,3, Dongbing He1,3, Hongchao Cao1,3, Wang Hao1,2,3, Yubo Wu1,2,3, and Jianda Shao1,3,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Thin Film Optics Laboratory, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of High Power Laser Materials, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 4CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-Intense Laser Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 5Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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    Jingyin Zhao, Yunxia Jin, Fanyu Kong, Dongbing He, Hongchao Cao, Wang Hao, Yubo Wu, Jianda Shao, "Measuring the topological charge of optical vortices with a single plate," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 110501 (2022)

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    Category: Diffraction, Gratings, and Holography

    Received: May. 12, 2022

    Accepted: May. 31, 2022

    Posted: Jun. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Yunxia Jin (yxjin@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.110501

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