Title :
Ultrabroadband frequency comb generation at 1 μm in a silicon-nitride ring resonator
Author :
Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Saha, Kasturi ; Levy, Jacob S. ; Foster, Mark A. ; Lipson, Michal ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate broadband frequency comb generation from a single-frequency pump laser at 1 μm using parametric oscillation in a silicon nitride ring resonator. The comb spans 97 THz with a 230-GHz free spectral range.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical resonators; parametric oscillators; frequency 230 GHz; parametric oscillation; silicon-nitride ring resonator; single-frequency pump laser; ultrabroadband frequency comb generation; Cavity resonators; Fiber optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
