Classical dispersion-cancellation interferometry

Even-order dispersion cancellation, an effect previously identified with frequency-entangled photons, is demonstrated experimentally for the first time with a linear, classical interferometer. A combination of a broad bandwidth laser and a high resolution spectrometer was used to measure the intensity correlations between anti-correlated optical frequencies. Only 14 % broadening of the correlation signal is observed when significant material dispersion, enough to broaden the regular interferogram by 4250 %, is introduced into one arm of the interferometer. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.