DocumentCode
1771212
Title
Ultrashort pulse mode-locking from a normal-dispersion on-chip Kerr frequency comb
Author
Huang, S.-W. ; McMillan, J.F. ; Yang, Jian ; Matsko, A. ; Zhou, Huimin ; Yu, Min-Chieh ; Kwong, D.-L. ; Maleki, Lute ; Wong, C.W.
Author_Institution
Opt. Nanostruct. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a broadband Kerr frequency comb and mode-locking in a globally-normal-dispersion microresonator. A record short on-chip pulse of 74-fs is directly measured. Supported by analytical theory and numerical modeling, we describe the mode-locking mechanism.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; micromechanical resonators; optical Kerr effect; optical frequency combs; analytical theory; globally-normal-dispersion microresonator; normal-dispersion on-chip Kerr frequency comb; numerical modeling; ultrashort pulse mode-locking; Microcavities; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Resonant frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989321
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