Multidimensional trapping by dual-focusing cylindrical vector beams with all-silicon metalens

Jia-Lu Zhu; Ren-Chao Jin; Li-Li Tang; Zheng-Gao Dong; Jia-Qi Li; Jin Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.449474

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