Title :
Hyper-parametric oscillations in multimode microresonators
Author :
Matsko, A.B. ; Savchenkov, A.A. ; Maleki, L.
Author_Institution :
OEwaves Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We analyze hyper-parametric oscillations in optical microresonators characterized with small group velocity dispersion (GVD) and show that the nonlinear process critically depends on linear interaction among the microresonator modes. The mode interaction changes the local GVD, resulting in either a significant reduction or increase of the oscillation threshold.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; optical parametric oscillators; optical resonators; group velocity dispersion; hyper-parametric oscillations; linear interaction; microresonator modes; mode interaction; multimode microresonators; nonlinear process; optical microresonators; oscillation threshold; Microcavities; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358491
