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Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 2, Issue 3, 036015(2023)

Reconfigurable structured light generation and its coupling to air–core fiber

Yize Liang1,2,3, Hongya Wang1,2,3, Xi Zhang1,2,3, Jianzhou Ai1,2,3, Zelin Ma4, Siddharth Ramachandran4, and Jian Wang1,2,3、*
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  • 1Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan, China
  • 2Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan, China
  • 3Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
  • 4Boston University, College of Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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    Yize Liang, Hongya Wang, Xi Zhang, Jianzhou Ai, Zelin Ma, Siddharth Ramachandran, Jian Wang, "Reconfigurable structured light generation and its coupling to air–core fiber," Adv. Photon. Nexus 2, 036015 (2023)

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 15, 2023

    Accepted: May. 12, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Jian (jwang@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1117/1.APN.2.3.036015

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