1.83-µs wavelength-transparent all-optical delay

Author

Alic, N. ; Myslivets, E. ; Moro, S. ; Kuo, B.P.P. ; Jopson, R.M. ; McKinstrie, C.J. ; Radic, S.

Author_Institution

California Inst. of Telecommun. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We demonstrate a record wavelength-transparent, all-optical delay of 1.83 mus using precise dispersion engineering and triple wavelength conversion. The maximal 3-dB penalty achieved over the entire delay tuning range is the lowest reported impairment to date.

Keywords

intensity modulation; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; OC-192 intensity-modulated channel; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; delay tuning range; microsecond delay range; optical fiber dispersion; precise dispersion engineering; time 1.83 mus; triple wavelength conversion parametric architecture; wavelength-transparent continuously tunable all-optical delay; Buffer storage; Delay lines; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation delay; 060.2330 Fiber optics communications; 190.4975 Parametric processes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2606-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-865-0

Type

conf

Filename

5032996