Modelocking and femtosecond pulse generation in chip-based frequency combs
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- 11 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 21 (1), 1335-1343
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.21.001335
Abstract
We investigate simultaneously the temporal and optical and radio-frequency spectral properties of parametric frequency combs generated in silicon-nitride microresonators and observe that the system undergoes a transition to a mode-locked state. We demonstrate the generation of sub-200-fs pulses at a repetition rate of 99 GHz. Our calculations show that pulse generation in this system is consistent with soliton modelocking. Ultimately, such parametric devices offer the potential of producing ultra-short laser pulses from the visible to mid-infrared regime at repetition rates from GHz to THz.Other Versions
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