Title :
Polarization, phase and amplitude control of ultrafast laser pulses with a single linear spatial light modulator
Author :
Masihzadeh, Omid ; Wilson, Jesse W. ; Schlup, Philip ; Bartels, Randy A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
Complete control over the polarization, phase and amplitude state of an ultrafast laser pulse is demonstrated using a single, linear spatial light modulator placed in a near-common-path, polarization-split Martinez stretcher.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical control; optical pulse generation; phase control; spatial light modulators; Martinez stretcher; amplitude control; phase control; polarization control; ultrafast laser pulses; Amplitude modulation; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Shape control; (230.6120) Spatial light modulators; (260.5430) Polarization; (320.5540) Ultrafast Pulse shaping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
