Coherence phase spectrum analyzer for a randomly fluctuated fractional vortex beam

Zhuoyi Wang; Xingyuan Lu; Jianbo Gao; Xuechun Zhao; Qiwen Zhan; Yangjian Cai; Chengliang Zhao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.499520

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