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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Quantum Optics
    • Laser Physics

    Background:

    • Structured light with controllable geometries is crucial for imaging and communications.
    • Ray-wave duality (RWD) describes light's dual ray and wave nature, offering versatile degrees of freedom.
    • Conventional RWD mode generation requires rigid laser cavities, limiting application flexibility.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To overcome the limitations of cavity-based RWD mode generation.
    • To develop a method for on-demand generation of RWD geometric modes.
    • To introduce a generalized theory of ray-wave duality.

    Main Methods:

    • Digital holographic method in free space.
    • Cavity-free generation of RWD geometric modes.
    • Theoretical framework for generalized ray-wave duality.

    Main Results:

    • Successful on-demand generation of RWD geometric modes without a laser cavity.
    • Verification of a generalized ray-wave duality theory, including novel modes.
    • Demonstration of digital tailoring replacing mechanical control.

    Conclusions:

    • The study breaks conventional cavity limits for RWD generation.
    • New classes of RWD geometric modes are introduced and experimentally verified.
    • Digital holographic methods offer flexible, on-demand control of structured light for advanced applications.