Structured light

Andrew Forbes; Michael De Oliveira; Mark R. Dennis

doi:10.1038/s41566-021-00780-4

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Structured lightDegrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)Angular momentumPhysicsTheoretical physicsQuantumClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsOptics

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Year: 2021
Type: article
Volume: 15
Issue: 4
Pages: 253-262
Citations: 1073
Access: Closed

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                                    Andrew Forbes, 
                                
                                    Michael De Oliveira, 
                                
                                    Mark R. Dennis
                                
                            (2021). 
                            Structured light. 
                            Nature Photonics
                            , 15
                            (4)
                            , 253-262.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00780-4

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DOI: 10.1038/s41566-021-00780-4