Complete polarization state control of ultrafast laser pulses with a single linear spatial light modulator

Omid Masihzadeh; Philip Schlup; Randy A Bartels

doi:10.1364/oe.15.018025

Complete polarization state control of ultrafast laser pulses with a single linear spatial light modulator

Opt Express. 2007 Dec 24;15(26):18025-32. doi: 10.1364/oe.15.018025.

Authors

Omid Masihzadeh¹, Philip Schlup, Randy A Bartels

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, 1320 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.

PMID: 19551100
DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.018025

Abstract

Shaping of the phase, amplitude, and polarization state of an ultrashort pulse is demonstrated using a novel arrangement of a single, linear, high-resolution liquid crystal array. Orthogonal polarization components, separated by a Wollaston prism, are manipulated independently and re-combined in a near-common path, common-optic geometry.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers*
Light
Liquid Crystals*
Refractometry / instrumentation*
Reproducibility of Results
Scattering, Radiation
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*