  The generation of $S=1$ triplet Cooper pairs has been predicted theoretically
in superconducting-ferromagnetic hybrid heterostructures in the presence of
spin-orbit coupling. In this study, we experimentally investigate vertical
Josephson junctions where the weak link is formed from a ferromagnetic layer
with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy sandwiched by two non-magnetic layers
with weak or strong spin-orbit coupling. We find that the decay of the
Josephson coupling is reduced in the latter case, possibly indicating the
presence of $S=1$ spin-triplet correlations. We speculate that the canted
magnetization required for these correlations is provided by the interaction of
magnetization with Meissner effect in the superconducting layers.
