Spatio-temporal propagation of ultrashort pulses controlled by structured optical elements

Author

Piestun, Rafael ; Miller, David A B

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

294

Abstract

We present a method for analyzing and synthesizing structured optical elements (SOE) that control the spatial and temporal characteristics of femtosecond light pulses. These elements utilize the diffraction, refraction, and dispersive effects that appear in the femtosecond regime. Although there are fundamental limitations in the degree of control that is achievable, we show the potential of this technique with two examples: a SOE to improve simultaneously the spatial and temporal resolution of a lens and a SOE to generate ultrafast pulse sequences

Keywords

computer-generated holography; diffractive optical elements; lenses; optical focusing; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; phase modulation; CGH; Maxwell equations; diffraction effects; dispersive effects; femtosecond light pulses; focusing; lens resolution; phase modulation; pulse shaping; refraction effects; spatiotemporal propagation; structured optical elements; ultrafast pulse sequences generation; ultrashort pulses control; Dispersion; Lenses; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE

Conference_Location

Rio Grande

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5947-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2000.890794

Filename

890794