All-optical programmable 100 GHz phase modulation of narrow band nanosecond energetic pulses

Summary form only given. We have studied and demonstrated an all-optical amplitude and phase modulation scheme able to operate at frequencies above 100 GHz. This method relies on the adapted phase method which has previously allowed one to efficiently generate narrow bandwidth second harmonic and more recently fundamental or second harmonic programmable amplitude shaped pulses. We present different types of ultrafast modulation, such as those obtained with a random phase plate. This method is by no way limited to addition frequency and can be applied also to difference frequency or parametric amplification, allowing pure phase modulated nanosecond pulses at the fundamental frequency of the laser.