• DocumentCode
    1684403
  • Title

    Universal dynamics of Kerr-frequency comb formation in microresonators

  • Author

    Herr, T. ; Hartinger, K. ; Riemensberger, J. ; Wang, C.Y. ; Gavartin, E. ; Holzwarth, R. ; Gorodetsky, M.L. ; Kippenberg, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally investigate the initial dynamics of Kerr-frequency comb formation in crystalline MgF2 and planar Si3N4 microresonator and present a universal, platform independent condition for low phase noise performance.
  • Keywords
    magnesium compounds; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical resonators; phase noise; silicon compounds; Kerr-frequency comb formation; MgF2; Si3N4; crystalline microresonators; low phase noise; planar microresonator; universal dynamics; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Microcavities; Optical pumping; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326827