Generation of Higher-Order Hermite–Gaussian Modes via Cascaded Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory
3. Experimental Setup
4. Experimental Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yan, M.; Ma, L. Generation of Higher-Order Hermite–Gaussian Modes via Cascaded Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators. Mathematics 2022, 10, 1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101631
Yan M, Ma L. Generation of Higher-Order Hermite–Gaussian Modes via Cascaded Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators. Mathematics. 2022; 10(10):1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101631
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Manjun, and Long Ma. 2022. "Generation of Higher-Order Hermite–Gaussian Modes via Cascaded Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators" Mathematics 10, no. 10: 1631. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10101631