Title :
Phase and amplitude calibration of dual-mask spatial light modulator for high-resolution femtosecond pulse shaping
Author :
Döpke, B. ; Balzer, J.C. ; Hofmann, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Photonik und THz-Technol., Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
A new calibration method for dual-mask liquid crystal spatial light modulators (SLMs) is presented, which can be applied while the SLM is in the setup of a pulse shaper optimised for semiconductor laser sources. An evolutionary algorithm is used to retrieve the phase retardances from the transmitted spectral intensity.
Keywords :
calibration; high-speed optical techniques; liquid crystal devices; optical pulse shaping; semiconductor lasers; spatial light modulators; amplitude calibration; dual-mask spatial light modulator; evolutionary algorithm; high-resolution femtosecond pulse shaping; phase retardances; pulse shaper; semiconductor laser sources; transmitted spectral intensity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2015.0078
