Scalable non-mode selective Hermite–Gaussian mode multiplexer based on multi-plane light conversion

He Wen; Yuanhang Zhang; Rachel Sampson; Nicolas K. Fontaine; Ning Wang; Shengli Fan; Guifang Li

doi:10.1364/PRJ.411529

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