Symmetric and asymmetric Hall effect-like splitting of optical Stokes skyrmions via a hybrid multi-zone filter

Tian Xia; Jia Ma; Zhenwei Xie; Xiaocong Yuan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.541783

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 5, 1365(2025)

Symmetric and asymmetric Hall effect-like splitting of optical Stokes skyrmions via a hybrid multi-zone filter

Tian Xia¹, Jia Ma¹, Zhenwei Xie^1,2、*, and Xiaocong Yuan^1,3、*

¹Nanophotonics Research Centre, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics & State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

²e-mail: ayst31415926@szu.edu.cn

³e-mail: xcyuan@szu.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Physical Optics

Received: Sep. 10, 2024

Accepted: Nov. 13, 2024

Published Online: Apr. 30, 2025

The Author Email: Zhenwei Xie (ayst31415926@szu.edu.cn), Xiaocong Yuan (xcyuan@szu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.541783

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.541783

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