Bandwidth-Unlimited, Dispersion-Free Tunable Optical Delay Using a Prism Pair

Abstract

We report a nearly perfect bandwidth-unlimited, dispersion-free tunable optical delay system using a prism pair. The observed delay-bandwidth product using a 25-femtosecond light pulse is ~7x104, where the delay time is independent of the signal bandwidth. The present technique breaks from the conventional methods constrained by delay-bandwidth product, nontunability, and delay time dependent optical loss.