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Multidimensional shaping of ultrafast optical waveforms

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  2. School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1285 (United States)

Simultaneous temporal and spatial shaping of ultrashort optical pulses is demonstrated. A two-dimensional mask pattern is used to filter spatially separated frequency components along one coordinate and to impart a shaped spatial (or wave-vector) profile along the perpendicular coordinate, yielding a spatially and temporally coherent output waveform. As an example, a single input pulse is transformed into 11 spatially separated output beams, each with an independently specified temporal profile. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
434651
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 21; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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