Complete single-shot spatiotemporal measurement of a terawatt laser pulse

A single shot, complete spatiotemporal measurement of the complex electric field E(x,y,z,t) emitted by a high power (>0.1 TW) laser is demonstrated for the first time. We generate movies of the laser's electric field E(x,y,z,t) before and after the chirped pulse amplification chain and examine the temporal, spectral, and spatial field features.