Title :
Mode structure and temporal solitons in optical microresonators
Author :
Herr, T. ; Brasch, V. ; Jost, J.D. ; Mirgorodskiy, I. ; Pfeiffer, M.H.P. ; Lihachev, G. ; Gorodetsky, M.L. ; Kippenberg, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Temporal dissipative solitons in microresonators constitute a novel class of ultra-short optical pulse generators. Here we study the influence of resonator mode-structure, particularly avoided mode crossings, on soliton formation and derive resonator design criteria.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical design techniques; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; optical microresonator design criteria; optical microresonator mode-structure; temporal dissipative solitons; ultrashort optical pulse generators; Microcavities; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
