RETARDATION AND REDUCTION OF PULSE DISTORTION BY GROUP-VELOCITY DISPERSION THROUGH PULSE SHAPING

We show that a reduction in the pulse distortion caused by chromatic d ispersion can be achieved through pulse shaping. We argue that a simpl e binary phase mask in the Fourier plane of the laser spectrum can imp rove the transmission of short pulses in a dispersive channel through reduced broadening. The argument was tested experimentally, and a good agreement was found with the theory.