Abstract
We demonstrate all-optical tunable delays in optical fiber at communication data rates via dispersion and
wavelength conversion using nonlinear spectral broadening and filtering. A second wavelength-conversion stage is
implemented such that the output wavelength of the delay generator is the same as the input wavelength. With this
scheme, we achieve continuously tunable delays over a range of 250 ps for 5.4-ps-long pulses at a data rate of 10
Gb/s. The delay generator does not exhibit any measurable pulse distortion and offers potential scalability to data
rates as high as 60 Gb/s. The reconfiguration rate of the delay generator is limited by the tuning speed of the
bandpass filter used in the wavelength-conversion stage.
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