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Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 7, 072601(2023)

Constructing ultra-long focal fields via tightly focused Bessel beams

Zhaojin Guo, Mingshuai Huang, Sheng Liu*, Peng Li**, Bingyan Wei, and Jianlin Zhao
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  • Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Feb. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 13, 2023

    Posted: Apr. 14, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Sheng Liu (shengliu@nwpu.edu.cn), Peng Li (pengli@nwpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202321.072601

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