Independent multicolored bottle-beam generation using acousto-optic spatial shaping of a femtosecond laser beam

We report on the development of a tunable spectral and spatial frequency shaping system for ultrashort laser pulses using acousto-optic filters. The system enables the creation of arbitrary axially symmetric multi-wavelength field con-figurations in the Ti:sapphire laser emission range near 800 nm and controlling them at a multi-kilohertz rate. We experimentally demonstrate independent generation of two-colored annular intensity distributions from a single femtosecond laser beam and a bottle beam having the hollow cylindrical volume with the aspect ratio of 9:1. This laser beam shaping system can be useful in creating advanced setups for an optical control of cold atoms. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group