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

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 18025-18032

  Masihzadeh, Omid ^a   Schlup, Philip ^a   Bartels, Randy A ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

COMMON-OPTIC GEOMETRY; NEAR-COMMON PATH; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION COMPONENTS; WOLLASTON PRISM;

LASER PULSES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 37549069784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.018025     Document Type: Article

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