3000 times grating compressor with positive group velocity dispersion: Application to fiber compensation in 1.3-1.6 µm region

Abstract

A compressor is designed that presents an opposite sign of the dispersion to that of standard two grating compressors. This is achieved by placing a telescope between gratings in order to modify in an adequate manner the phase shift for different wavelengths. The telescope simultaneously provides a high magnification in order to compensate more than 90 km of standard monomode fibers in the 1.6 μm region, yielding compression factors as high as 3000. Analytical expressions for Gaussian beams are found and limitations due to lateral spectral walkoff and telescope pupils are discussed.