Robust generation of frequency combs in a microresonator with strong and narrowband loss
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Author(s)
Wang, Jing
Han, Zhaohong
Guo, Yuhao
Kimerling, Lionel C
Michel, Jurgen
Agarwal, Anuradha M
Li, Guifang
Zhang, Lin
Date Issued
2017
Journal
Photonics Research
Publisher
The Optical Society
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Final published version
Abstract
© 2017 Chinese Laser Press. Octave-spanning frequency comb generation in microresonators is promising, but strong spectral losses caused by material absorption and mode coupling between two polarizations or mode families can be detrimental. We examine the impact of the spectral loss and propose robust comb generation with a loss of even 300 dB/cm. Cavity nonlinear dynamics show that a phase change associated with spectral losses can facilitate phase matching and Kerr comb generation. Given this unique capability, we propose a novel architecture of on-chip spectroscopy systems.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.5.000552
