Title :
Liquid crystal spatial light modulator for arbitrary amplitude modulation from ultraviolet to near-infrared
Author :
Zhu, J. ; Tanigawa, T. ; Sakakibara, Y. ; Fang, S. ; Sekikawa, T. ; Yamashita, Mikio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricated a new liquid-crystal spatial light modulator for amplitude modulation of 315-1100 nm spectrum. Applied voltage and pulse width dependent transmission was characterized, which paves the way for monocycle-pulse shaping and attosecond pulse measurement.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; liquid crystal devices; optical pulse shaping; optical variables measurement; spatial light modulators; arbitrary amplitude modulation; attosecond pulse measurement; liquid crystal spatial light modulator; monocycle-pulse shaping; ultraviolet to near-infrared; wavelength 315 nm to 1100 nm; Amplitude modulation; Atom optics; Liquid crystals; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Voltage; 230.6120; 320.5540;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
