Design for the Phase-only FAN-OUT Grating of Orbital Angular Momentum Separation System

YIN Xiao-li; LIAO Huan-yu; WANG Yong-jun; CHANG Huan; CUI Xiao-zhou; LIN Jiao-ling

doi:10.3788/gzxb20184709.0905002

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