Structured light

Andrew Forbes; Michael de Oliveira; Mark R. Dennis

doi:10.1038/s41566-021-00780-4

journal article Mar 30, 2021

Structured light

Andrew Forbes

Michael de Oliveira

Mark R. Dennis

Nature Photonics Vol. 15 No. 4 pp. 253-262 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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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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