• DocumentCode
    1770276
  • Title

    Investigation of mode interaction in optical microresonators for kerr frequency comb generation

  • Author

    Yang Liu ; Yi Xuan ; Xiaoxiao Xue ; Pei-Hsun Wang ; Metcalf, Andrew J. ; Chen, S. ; Minghao Qi ; Weiner, Andrew M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Mode interaction in silicon nitride micro-resonators is investigated. We provide clear experimental evidence of mode interaction between two families of transverse modes and demonstrate a link between such interactions and initiation of comb generation in resonators with normal dispersion.
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical Kerr effect; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; silicon compounds; Kerr frequency comb generation; Si3N4; optical dispersion; silicon nitride optical microresonators; transverse mode interaction; Dispersion; Microcavities; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Silicon nitride;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988835