Efficient formation of pure helical laser beams

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Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +13

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Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Optics +12

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Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +14

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Natural Sciences, Physics, Atomic Physics +13

Topological charge and angular momentum of light beams carrying optical vortices

M. S. Soskin, V. N. Gorshkov, M. V. Vasnetsov et al. · Physical Review A · 1997 · 554 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +16