Dynamic modulation of spatially structured polarization fields for real-time control of ultrafast laser-material interactions

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 25333-25343

  Jin, Y ^a   Allegre, O J ^a   Perrie, W ^a   Abrams, K ^a   Ouyang, J ^a   Fearon, E ^a   Edwardson, S P ^a   Dearden, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATORS; REAL TIME CONTROL; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

DYNAMIC MODULATION; LASER-MATERIAL INTERACTIONS; PERIODIC SURFACE STRUCTURES; POLARIZATION FIELD; POLARIZATION STATE; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; STATE OF POLARIZATION; STATES OF POLARIZATIONS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84886440144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.025333     Document Type: Article

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