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How to use an Acousto-Optic Modulator as a Fast Spatial Light Modulator

Boris Braverman, Xialin Liu, Robert W. Boyd

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We generate arbitrary 1-dimensional spatial profiles in a laser pulse by mapping the temporal electrical waveform sent to an acousto-optic modulator (AOM). The AOM can be therefore used as a spatial light modulator with 50 q,m pixel pitch, fast refresh rate, and high damage threshold.

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We generate arbitrary 1-dimensional spatial profiles in a laser pulse by mapping the temporal electrical waveform sent to an acousto-optic modulator (AOM). The AOM can be therefore used as a spatial light modulator with 50 q,m pixel pitch, fast refresh rate, and high damage threshold.

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We generate arbitrary 1-dimensional spatial profiles in a laser pulse by mapping the temporal electrical waveform sent to an acousto-optic modulator (AOM). The AOM can be therefore used as a spatial light modulator with 50 q,m pixel pitch, fast refresh rate, and high damage threshold.

Key concepts: Spatial light modulator, Electro-optic modulator, Optical modulator, Waveform, Optics, Pixel, Modulation (music), Pulse-width modulation

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