Higher-Order Poincaré Sphere, Stokes Parameters, and the Angular Momentum of Light

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Self-splitting higher-order Poincaré sphere beams enabled by spatial coherence engineering

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Generation of chirality controllable vector vortex beams from a digital alkali laser

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Dynamic Generation of Spatially Variable Vector Beams Using Cascaded Moiré Metasurfaces

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Vectorial Diffractive Neural Metasurfaces for Multiplexed Synthesis of Optical Skyrmions

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Homotopic Vortex Lasing Mediated by a Resonant Geometric Phase in a Bound States in the Continuum Cavity

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Vectorial propagation dynamics of spin-orbit-coupled higher-order Poincaré beams in underwater turbulent channels

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Rigorous higher-order Poincaré optical vortex modes

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Perfect Higher-Order Poincaré Sphere Beams from Digitalized Geometric Phases

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