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Nonlinear optical holograms for spatial and spectral shaping of light waves

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Shaping either the spatial or the spectral output of a nonlinear interaction is accomplished by introducing basic concepts of computer-generated holography into the nonlinear optics regime. The possibilities of arbitrarily spatially shaping the result of a nonlinear interaction are presented for different phase-matching schemes allowing for both one- and two-dimensional shaping. Shaping the spectrum of a beam in nonlinear interaction is also possible by utilizing similar holographic techniques. The novel and complete control of the output of a nonlinear interaction opens exciting options in the fields of particle manipulation, optical communications, spectroscopy and quantum information.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation (1310/13) and by the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space in the framework of the Israel–Italy bi-national collaboration program. The authors would like to acknowledge HC Photonics Corporation for the manufacture of the poled MgO:CLN crystals according to our customized designs.

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  1. Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Asia Shapira, Liran Naor & Ady Arie

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Shapira, A., Naor, L. & Arie, A. Nonlinear optical holograms for spatial and spectral shaping of light waves. Sci. Bull. 60, 1403–1415 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0855-3

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