Abstract

We use the highly sensitive method of spatially coherent white-light interferometry to measure the geometric group-delay dispersion in graded-index media. Our measurements confirm previous analyses that the geometric dispersion produced by off-axis beam propagation is anomalous (negative), hence may be used to eliminate the ubiquitous positive dispersion in optical systems. Fabrication of large index-gradient waveguides optimal for dispersion compensation is discussed.

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