• DocumentCode
    733260
  • Title

    Mode-locked and repetition-rate-tunable comb generation using dual coupled microrings

  • Author

    Xiaoxiao Xue ; Yi Xuan ; Pei-Hsun Wang ; Yang Liu ; Leaird, Dan E. ; Minghao Qi ; Weiner, Andrew M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A method incorporating controllable mode interaction is proposed for Kerr frequency comb generation in normal-dispersion microresonators. Repetition-rate-tunable combs and broadband mode-locking transitions are demonstrated by using dual silicon nitride microrings.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; silicon compounds; Kerr frequency comb generation; SiN; broadband mode-locking transitions; controllable mode interaction; dual coupled microrings; dual silicon nitride microrings; mode-locked comb generation; normal-dispersion microresonators; repetition-rate-tunable comb generation; repetition-rate-tunable combs; Microcavities; Noise; Optical fiber dispersion; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Resonant frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183697