• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 14, 140501 (2019)
Wenkang Zou1、2, Chunyong Yang1、2、*, Jin Hou1、2, Hao Long1、2, and Shaoping Chen1、2
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  • 1 College of Electronic and Information Engineering, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
  • 2 Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Wireless Communications, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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    Wenkang Zou, Chunyong Yang, Jin Hou, Hao Long, Shaoping Chen. Measurement of Topological Charges for Vortex Beams using Gradually-Changing-Period Annular Gratings[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(14): 140501 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Wenkang Zou, Chunyong Yang, Jin Hou, Hao Long, Shaoping Chen. Measurement of Topological Charges for Vortex Beams using Gradually-Changing-Period Annular Gratings[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(14): 140501
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