Shaping of the phase, amplitude, and polarization state of an ultrashort pulse is
demonstrated using a novel arrangement of a single, linear, high-resolution liquid crystal …

The spectral polarization of an ultrashort pulse is fully controlled by a novel pulse shaper
design, including three liquid-crystal spatial light modulator arrays at three different …

We present a design for shaping femtosecond laser pulses in amplitude, phase, and
polarization by manipulating two perpendicular polarization components in two arms of an …

We present a novel concept for the generation of ultrashort polarization-shaped bichromatic
laser fields. The scheme utilizes a 4 f polarization pulse shaper based on a liquid crystal …

We report computer-controlled femtosecond polarization pulse shaping where intensity,
momentary frequency, and light polarization are varied as functions of time. For the first time …

The use of a liquid crystal spatial light modulator for the simultaneous spatial and temporal
shaping of ultrafast optical pulses is demonstrated. A commercially available liquid crystal …

Ultrafast lasers enable a wide range of physics research and the manipulation of short
pulses is a critical part of the ultrafast tool kit. Current methods of laser pulse shaping are …

We report advances in the generation of ultrafast optical waveforms with programmable time-
dependent amplitude and temporal phase profiles. Two liquid-crystal spatial light …

We present an analytical method for generating ultra-fast pulse sequences. In this approach,
the physically intuitive parameters of the sub-pulses—energy, position in time, relative …

We report the study and demonstration of a new laser pulse shaping system capable of
generating linearly polarized picosecond laser pulses with variable temporal profiles …