Abstract

We determine the constraints an ABCD optical system must verify to achieve, at the focal region, broadband waves with compensated spatial dispersion either along the optical axis, called on-axis isodiffracting fields, or in the lateral direction, here named in-plane isodiffracting beams. An optical configuration is identified for generating both types of achromatic broadband focused wave fields. An experimental verification is also provided.

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Debye representation of dispersive focused waves

Carlos J. Zapata-Rodríguez
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 24(3) 675-686 (2007)

Isotropic compensation of diffraction-driven angular dispersion

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Ultrafast diffraction of tightly focused waves with spatiotemporal stabilization

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Dispersion-compensated beam-splitting of femtosecond light pulses: Wave optics analysis

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Ultrafast beam shaping with high-numerical-aperture microscope objectives

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