High-dimensional entanglement generation based on a Pancharatnam–Berry phase metasurface

Zhi-Xiang Li; Dong Zhu; Pei-Cheng Lin; Peng-Cheng Huo; Hong-Kuan Xia; Ming-Ze Liu; Ya-Ping Ruan; Jiang-Shan Tang; Miao Cai; Hao-Dong Wu; Chao-Ying Meng; Han Zhang; Peng Chen; Ting Xu; Ke-Yu Xia; Li-Jian Zhang; Yan-Qing Lu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.470663

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