Flexible rotation of transverse optical field for 2D self-accelerating beams with a designated trajectory

Lei Zhu; Xuesong Zhao; Chen Liu; Songnian Fu; Yuncai Wang; Yuwen Qin

doi:10.29026/oea.2021.200021

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