Angular spectrum of diffracted wave fields with apochromatic correction

Opt Lett. 2008 Aug 1;33(15):1753-5. doi: 10.1364/ol.33.001753.

Abstract

We report on compensation of diffraction-induced angular dispersion of ultrashort pulses up to a second order. A strategy for chromatic correction profits from high dispersion of kinoform-type zone plates. Ultraflat dispersion curves rely on a saddle point that may be tuned at a prescribed wavelength. Validity of our approach may reach the few-cycles regime.