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Optics Express
|August 9, 2017
Summary
We demonstrate a new method to precisely control ultrashort laser pulses, creating tailored bichromatic fields for advanced experiments. This technique offers full control over polarization and spectral phase for coherent control applications.
Area of Science:
- Ultrafast optics
- Quantum optics
- Laser physics
Background:
- Precise control of ultrashort laser pulses is crucial for advanced experiments.
- Generating tailored bichromatic laser fields with specific polarization properties is challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a method for generating polarization-tailored bichromatic laser fields.
- To achieve full control over all bichromatic parameters, including spectral phase modulation.
- To demonstrate shaper-based carrier envelope phase (CEP) control.
Main Methods:
- Application of ultrafast polarization shaping to a carrier envelope phase (CEP) stable white light supercontinuum.
- Use of a composite polarizer in the Fourier plane of a 4f polarization shaper.
- Experimental characterization of polarization profiles using cross-correlation trajectories.
Main Results:
- Generation of orthogonal linearly and counter-rotating circularly polarized bichromatic fields.
- Creation of Lissajous- and propeller-type polarization profiles.
- Demonstration of full control over bichromatic parameters and individual spectral phase modulation.
- Successful shaper-based CEP control and generation of tailored bichromatic fields.
Conclusions:
- The developed scheme provides a versatile class of waveforms for coherent control experiments.
- The technique enables precise tailoring of bichromatic ultrashort laser pulses.
- This advancement facilitates new possibilities in ultrafast and quantum optics research.
