Title :
Application of a spatial light modulator for programmable optical pulse compression to the sub-6-fs regime
Author :
Xu, L. ; Li, Liming ; Nakagawa, N. ; Morita, R. ; Yamashita, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We present a grating-pair-formed pulse shaper with a spatial light modulator (SLM) for programmable chirp compensation by applying voltages on the SLM. When linear and nonlinear chirp are optimally compensated for, corresponding to the quadratic, cubic, and quartic phases of -400 fs/sup 2/, 1100 fs/sup 3/, and 2000 fs/sup 4/ at the center wavelength 780 nm on the SLM, a stronger chirped white light continuum (WLC) pulse with a spectral bandwidth of 570-970 nm is compressed to the sub-6-fs regime.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; compensation; optical modulation; optical pulse compression; spatial light modulators; 570 to 970 nm; 6 ps; 780 nm; center wavelength; chirped white light continuum pulse; fs regime; grating-pair-formed pulse shaper; nonlinear chirp; optimally compensated; programmable chirp compensation; programmable optical pulse compression; spatial light modulator; spectral bandwidth; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Gratings; Modulation coding; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
