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    • Advanced Photonics
    • Vol. 3, Issue 6, 064001 (2021)
    Engineering photonic angular momentum with structured light: a review | Article Video
    Jian Chen1, Chenhao Wan1、2, and Qiwen Zhan1、*
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  • 1University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai, China
  • 2Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Wuhan, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.3.6.064001 Cite this Article
    Jian Chen, Chenhao Wan, Qiwen Zhan. Engineering photonic angular momentum with structured light: a review[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2021, 3(6): 064001 Copy Citation Text show less
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