Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 4, 0405003(2022)

Ultrafast Beam Smoothing Scheme Based on Rotation Arrangement of Phase Plates

Dongyan Zou, Hao Xiong, Zheqiang Zhong, and Bin Zhang*
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  • College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Beam transmission and control

    Received: Jun. 15, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 26, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 18, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhang Bin (zhangbinff@sohu.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.0405003

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