Pulse front control with adaptive optics

B. Sun; P. S. Salter; M. J. Booth

doi:10.1117/12.2212615

9 March 2016 Pulse front control with adaptive optics

B. Sun, P. S. Salter, M. J. Booth

Proceedings Volume 9740, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XVI; 97400Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212615
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The focusing of ultrashort laser pulses is extremely important for processes including microscopy, laser fabrication and fundamental science. Adaptive optic elements, such as liquid crystal spatial light modulators or membrane deformable mirrors, are routinely used for the correction of aberrations in these systems, leading to improved resolution and efficiency. Here, we demonstrate that adaptive elements used with ultrashort pulses should not be considered simply in terms of wavefront modification, but that changes to the incident pulse front can also occur. We experimentally show how adaptive elements may be used to engineer pulse fronts with spatial resolution.

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B. Sun, P. S. Salter, and M. J. Booth "Pulse front control with adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 9740, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XVI, 97400Y (9 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212615

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