Title :
Broadband low-phase-noise 18 GHz Kerr frequency microcomb
Author :
Huang, S.-W. ; Yang, J. ; Zhou, H. ; Yu, M. ; Kwong, D.-L. ; Wong, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report a half-octave-spanning Kerr frequency comb which has the record-low phase noise floor with -130 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset for 18 GHz carrier frequency, and long-term Allan deviation of 7×10-11/τ0.84 with active stabilization.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical frequency combs; optical noise; phase noise; broadband low-phase-noise Kerr frequency microcomb; frequency 1 MHz; frequency 18 GHz; half-octave-spanning Kerr frequency comb; Floors; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical resonators; Optical transmitters; Phase noise; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
