Title :
Low-noise silicon mid-infrared frequency comb
Author :
Griffith, Austin G. ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Cardenas, Jaime ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate low-noise mid-infrared frequency comb generation using a silicon microresonator. Using an integrated PIN-diode detector, we show a transition to a low RF-amplitude-noise state consistent with demonstrations of phase-locking in other microresonator platforms.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical frequency combs; optical noise; optical resonators; p-i-n diodes; silicon; Si; integrated PIN-diode detector; low RF-amplitude-noise state; low-noise silicon mid-infrared frequency comb generation; phase-locking; silicon microresonator; Microcavities; Noise; Optical filters; Photonics; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
