Shaping of ultrabroad bandwidth pulses: Towards single cycle control of optical fields
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Physics Dept.
The authors demonstrate the shaping of ultrabroad bandwidth femtosecond optical pulses with temporal resolution approaching 10 fsec and explore the limitations of femtosecond ultrabroad bandwidth pulse shaping. Using a commercially available liquid crystal spatial light modulator within a reflective optics pulse shaping apparatus, they synthesize a variety of complex waveforms and show that it is possible to compensate for large amounts of high order phase dispersion by appropriate cubic and quartic phase modulation of the pulse. Finally, they theoretically examine inherent limitations if pulse shaping. Surprisingly, Fourier transform pulse shaping techniques are robust and can be used for pulses with 5 fsec durations, beyond the current capabilities of ultrafast laser systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 113510
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950226--; ISBN 0-8194-1724-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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