Generation of High-Quality Cylindrical Vector Beams from All-Few-Mode Fiber Laser
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Characteristics of Fiber Gratings
3. Experimental Setup and Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiao, P.; Tang, Z.; Wang, F.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, Z. Generation of High-Quality Cylindrical Vector Beams from All-Few-Mode Fiber Laser. Photonics 2024, 11, 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11100975
Xiao P, Tang Z, Wang F, Lu Y, Zhang Z. Generation of High-Quality Cylindrical Vector Beams from All-Few-Mode Fiber Laser. Photonics. 2024; 11(10):975. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11100975
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Pingping, Zhen Tang, Fei Wang, Yaqiong Lu, and Zuxing Zhang. 2024. "Generation of High-Quality Cylindrical Vector Beams from All-Few-Mode Fiber Laser" Photonics 11, no. 10: 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11100975
APA StyleXiao, P., Tang, Z., Wang, F., Lu, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2024). Generation of High-Quality Cylindrical Vector Beams from All-Few-Mode Fiber Laser. Photonics, 11(10), 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11100975