title: Programmable quasi-direct space-to-time pulse shaper with active wavefront correction.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate an extremely compact and programmable pulse shaper composed of a single phase mask encoded into a spatial light modulator. Its principle of operation is similar to the previously theoretically introduced quasi-direct space-to-time pulse shaper [Opt. Express16, 16993 (2008)], which is based on diffractive optics. The proposed pulse shaper exhibits not only real-time temporal modulation, but also high-efficiency output pulses thanks to an active correction of the wavefront aberrations.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Noves Tecnologies de la Imatge, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló E 12080, Spain. omendoza@fca.uji.es
authors.forename: Omel
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Yero
authors.forename: Vincent
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authors.lastname: Loriot
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Vizcaíno
authors.forename: Gladys
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authors.lastname: Mínguez-Vega
authors.forename: Jesús
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authors.lastname: Lancis
authors.forename: Rebeca
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authors.lastname: de Nalda
authors.forename: Luis
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authors.lastname: Bañares