• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 5, 385 (2018)
Shuiqin Zheng1、2、†, Ying Li2、†, Qinggang Lin1, Xuanke Zeng1, Guoliang Zheng1, Yi Cai1, Zhenkuan Chen1, Shixiang Xu1、*, and Dianyuan Fan2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    Shuiqin Zheng, Ying Li, Qinggang Lin, Xuanke Zeng, Guoliang Zheng, Yi Cai, Zhenkuan Chen, Shixiang Xu, Dianyuan Fan. Experimental realization to efficiently sort vector beams by polarization topological charge via Pancharatnam–Berry phase modulation[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(5): 385 Copy Citation Text show less
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