Shaped pulse electric-field construction and interferometric characterization: The SPECIFIC method

A method is reported for creating, generating, and measuring parametrically shaped pulses for time-bandwidth product >>5, which consists of a parametric pulse-shaping algorithm, a spatial light modulation system and a single shot interferometric characterization scheme (SEA TADPOLE) . The utilization of these tools marks the inception of a new method called SPECIFIC, shaped-pulse electric-field construction and interferometric characterization, capable of producing complex shaped laser pulses for coherent control experiments. OCIS codes: (140.3300) Laser beam shaping; (140.3510) Laser Fiber References and links 1. R. de Vivie-Riedle, and U. Troppmann, "Femtosecond lasers for quantum information technology," Chem. Rev. 107, 5082-5100 (2007). 2. R. J. Levis, G. M. Menkir, and H. Rabitz, "Selective bond dissociation and rearrangement with optimally tailored, strong-field laser pulses," Science 292, 709-713 (2001). 3. P. Nuernberger, G. Vogt, T. Brixner, and G. 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