• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 2, 64 (2017)
Weixing Shu1、4、*, Xiaohui Ling2、3, Xiquan Fu1, Yachao Liu2, Yougang Ke2, and Hailu Luo2、5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 2Laboratory for Spin Photonics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
  • 3College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang 421002, China
  • 4e-mail: wxshu@hnu.edu.cn.
  • 5e-mail: hailuluo@hnu.edu.cn.
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    Weixing Shu, Xiaohui Ling, Xiquan Fu, Yachao Liu, Yougang Ke, Hailu Luo. Polarization evolution of vector beams generated by q-plates[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(2): 64 Copy Citation Text show less
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