Arbitrarily Structured Laser Pulses
Optics
2023-02-14 v1
Abstract
Spatiotemporal control refers to a class of optical techniques for structuring a laser pulse with coupled space-time dependent properties, including moving focal points, dynamic spot sizes, and evolving orbital angular momenta. Here we introduce the concept of arbitrarily structured laser (ASTRL) pulses which generalizes these techniques. The ASTRL formalism employs a superposition of prescribed pulses to create a desired electromagnetic field structure. Several examples illustrate the versatility of ASTRL pulses to address a range of laser-based applications.
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@article{arxiv.2207.13849,
title = {Arbitrarily Structured Laser Pulses},
author = {Jacob R. Pierce and John P. Palastro and Fei Li and Bernardo Malaca and Dillon Ramsey and Jorge Vieira and Kathleen Weichman and Warren B. Mori},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.13849},
year = {2023}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures