title: Self-phase modulation compensated by positive dispersion in chirped-pulse systems.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate compensation of the impact of Kerr-nonlinearity with positive dispersion in chirped-pulse systems. The condition for the phase-compensation is derived and design guidelines are presented. The technique is shown with a fiber-based system employing conventional diffraction gratings as well in a system that is based on chirped volume Bragg-gratings. Practical requirements on the stretching unit are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany. damian.schimpf@uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Damian N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Schimpf
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seise
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Limpert
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tünnermann