Acousto-optic modulation of gigawatt-scale laser pulses in ambient air

Y Schrödel, C Hartmann, J Zheng, T Lang, M Steudel… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Control over the intensity, shape, direction and phase of coherent light is essential in
numerous fields, from gravitational wave astronomy, quantum metrology and ultrafast …

High-resolution acousto-optic shaping of unamplified and amplified femtosecond laser pulses

MA Dugan, JX Tull, WS Warren - JOSA B, 1997 - opg.optica.org
We focus theoretically and experimentally on the fundamental limitations of spectral pulse
shaping using an acousto-optic modulator. We analyze the role of the relative thickness of …

Sub-optical wavelength acoustic wave modulation of integrated photonic resonators at microwave frequencies

SA Tadesse, M Li - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
Light–sound interactions have long been exploited in various acousto-optic devices based
on bulk crystalline materials. Conventionally, these devices operate in megahertz frequency …

Shaping of ultrashort optical pulses by using an integrated acousto-optic tunable filter

ME Fermann, V Da Silva, DA Smith, Y Silberberg… - Optics letters, 1993 - opg.optica.org
Reshaping of ultrashort optical pulses at 1.53 μm by using an integrated acousto-optic
tunable filter is reported. Control of the optical pulse shape is accomplished by adjusting the …

Acousto-optic devices

N Savage - 2010 - nature.com
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Fast spatial beam shaping by acousto-optic diffraction for 3D non-linear microscopy

W Akemann, JF Léger, C Ventalon, B Mathieu… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Acousto-optic deflection (AOD) devices offer unprecedented fast control of the entire spatial
structure of light beams, most notably their phase. AOD light modulation of ultra-short laser …

Ultrafast pulse shaping: amplification and characterization

MR Fetterman, D Goswami, D Keusters, W Yang… - Optics …, 1998 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate high-resolution amplified pulse shaping using an acousto-optic modulator
(AOM) at a center-wavelength of 795nm. The output pulses have energy of 200mJ/pulse and …

Shaped ultrafast laser pulses in the deep ultraviolet

BJ Pearson, TC Weinacht - optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
We use an acousto-optic pulse shaper to directly control the phase and amplitude of
femtosecond laser pulses in the deep ultraviolet (~ 260 nm). The efficiency of the pulse …

Advanced spectral processing of broadband light using acousto-optic devices with arbitrary transmission functions

VY Molchanov, KB Yushkov - Optics Express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
In the paper, we developed a dispersive method for transmission function synthesis of
collinear and quasi-collinear acousto-optic tunable filters. General theoretical consideration …

Acousto-optic systems for advanced microscopy

M Duocastella, S Surdo, A Zunino… - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Acoustic waves in an optical medium cause rapid periodic changes in the refraction index,
leading to diffraction effects. Such acoustically controlled diffraction can be used to …