Title :
Switchable optical frequency comb in aluminum nitride microring resonator
Author :
Hojoong Jung ; Fong, King Y. ; Chi Xiong ; Xufeng Zhang ; Tang, Hong X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Aluminum nitride is a promising nonlinear optical material with its strong Kerr and Pockels effects. Here we report optical frequency comb generation from aluminum nitride microring resonators and electrical switching of the comb.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; optical switches; wide band gap semiconductors; AlN; Kerr effects; Pockels effects; aluminum nitride microring resonator; electrical switching; nonlinear optical material; optical frequency comb generation; switchable optical frequency comb; High-speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical ring resonators; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
