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Visualization of domain structure in periodically poled lithium niobate using radially polarized light

Yang Han^1,2, Hongfei Zhang^1,3、*, Fei Chen², Chen Yang^1,3, Yue Wang^1,4, and Kebin Shi^1,2,3,4、*

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¹Peking University, School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Physics, Beijing, China

²Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, China

³Shanxi University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Taiyuan, China

⁴Peking University, National Biomedical Imaging Center, Beijing, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Mar. 14, 2025

Accepted: Jun. 23, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

The Author Email: Hongfei Zhang (zhang_hfei@pku.edu.cn), Kebin Shi (kebinshi@pku.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.4.046012

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.4.046012

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