• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 6, 1194 (2024)
Guoliang Chen1, Dewei Mo1, Jian Chen1,2,3,4, and Qiwen Zhan1,2,3,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 3Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201204, China
  • 4e-mail: cj@usst.edu.cn
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    Guoliang Chen, Dewei Mo, Jian Chen, Qiwen Zhan, "Self-aligned dual-beam superresolution laser direct writing with a polarization-engineered depletion beam," Photonics Res. 12, 1194 (2024)
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