Chirp control in the direct space-to-time pulse shaper.

نویسندگان

  • D E Leaird
  • A M Weiner
چکیده

The dispersion properties of the direct space-to-time pulse shaper are investigated for the first time to our knowledge. We demonstrate that phase-front curvature of the input spatial profile leads to a chirp in the output temporal waveform, which one can compensate for by varying the separation between the pulse-shaping lens and slit. Furthermore, the output intensity profile remains invariant as the chirp is manipulated. These properties are fundamentally different than in the well-known Fourier-transform pulse shaper.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 25 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000