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Abstract
Pulse shaping plays a key role in various applications of ultrafast lasers, such as optical communications, laser micromachining, microscopy, and quantum coherent control. Conventional pulse shaping devices based on liquid crystal spatial light modulators (LCSLMs) or digital micromirror devices (DMDs) only have the shaping speed of several hertz to kilohertz, which is not suitable for applications requiring a high-speed response. Here, we demonstrate a high-speed programmable lithium niobate spatial light modulator (LNSLM) with 128 individual modulation channels and a modulation speed that can reach 1 MHz. Then we establish a high-speed LNSLM-based Fourier-transform (FT) pulse shaper to realize high-speed pulse shaping, and the update rate can reach 350 kHz, only limited by the electric circuit. The proposed high-speed pulse shaper scheme opens new avenues for future applications of ultrafast science, such as microscopic imaging, interaction between light and matter, and spectroscopy.
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