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Review of Scientific Instruments / Volume 71 / Issue 5 / REVIEW ARTICLE

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71, 1929 (2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1150614 (32 pages)

Femtosecond pulse shaping using spatial light modulators

A. M. Weiner

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1285

(Received 17 August 1999; accepted 20 January 2000)

We review the field of femtosecond pulse shaping, in which Fourier synthesis methods are used to generate nearly arbitrarily shaped ultrafast optical wave forms according to user specification. An emphasis is placed on programmable pulse shaping methods based on the use of spatial light modulators. After outlining the fundamental principles of pulse shaping, we then present a detailed discussion of pulse shaping using several different types of spatial light modulators. Finally, new research directions in pulse shaping, and applications of pulse shaping to optical communications, biomedical optical imaging, high power laser amplifiers, quantum control, and laser-electron beam interactions are reviewed. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.

© 2000 American Institute of Physics

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Keywords

optical pulse shaping, spatial light modulators, reviews, high-speed optical techniques

PACS

  • 42.65.Re

    Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression

  • 42.79.Hp

    Optical processors, correlators, and modulators

  • 01.30.Rr

    Surveys and tutorial papers; resource letters

  • 42.60.Fc

    Modulation, tuning, and mode locking

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1150614

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0034-6748 (print)  
1089-7623 (online)

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