• Opto-Electronic Advances
  • Vol. 1, Issue 7, 180003 (2018)
Ruishan Chen1, Jinghao Wang1, Xiaoqiang Zhang1、2, Junna Yao1, Hai Ming1, and Anting Wang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Hefei 230031, China
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    DOI: 10.29026/oea.2018.180003 Cite this Article
    Ruishan Chen, Jinghao Wang, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Junna Yao, Hai Ming, Anting Wang. Fiber-based mode converter for generating optical vortex beams[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2018, 1(7): 180003 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Ruishan Chen, Jinghao Wang, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Junna Yao, Hai Ming, Anting Wang. Fiber-based mode converter for generating optical vortex beams[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2018, 1(7): 180003
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