Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 10, 1026018(2024)

Propagation Dynamics of Spatiotemporal Localized Wave Packets Carrying Transverse Orbital Angular Momentum (Invited)

Nianjia Zhang1, Qian Cao1、*, Andy Chong2, and Qiwen Zhan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Physics Department, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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    Nianjia Zhang, Qian Cao, Andy Chong, Qiwen Zhan. Propagation Dynamics of Spatiotemporal Localized Wave Packets Carrying Transverse Orbital Angular Momentum (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(10): 1026018

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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Dec. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 21, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2024

    The Author Email: Cao Qian (cao.qian@usst.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231936

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS231936

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