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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
Joshua J. Thornes, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robin A. Reeder, El Segundo, CA (US);
Steven R. Wilkinson, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Joshua J. Thornes, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robin A. Reeder, El Segundo, CA (US);
Steven R. Wilkinson, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An optical pulse shaper includes an optical delay line; a spatial light modulator placed at the Fourier plane of the optical delay line having a spectral amplitude spatial light modulator; a spectral phase and polarization ellipticity spatial light modulator; and a spectral polarization rotator; and a controller configured to independently control an amplitude, a phase and polarization ellipticity, and a linear polarization of an optical pulse. A method for shaping an optical pulse is also provided.