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1Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China 2School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, line NSW, Australia. Harbin Engineering ...

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The cone angle of 12° is polished at the exit end of the optical fiber. The laser transmitted by the annular core is reflected by the cone and forms a funnel-shaped cone shell light field at the end ...