Nonlinear optics at epsilon near zero: From origins to new materials

D Fomra, A Ball, S Saha, J Wu, M Sojib… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In the continuously evolving realm of nonlinear optics, epsilon near zero (ENZ) materials
have captured significant scientific interest, becoming a compelling focal point over the past …

Agile THz-range spectral multiplication of frequency combs using a multi-wavelength laser

S Abdollahi, M Ladouce, P Marin-Palomo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A breakthrough technology, on-chip frequency comb sources offer broadband combs while
being compact, energy-efficient, and cost-effective solutions for various applications from …

Dual-polarization RF channelizer based on microcombs

W Han, Z Liu, Y Xu, M Tan, Y Li, X Zhu, Y Ou, F Yin… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We report a dual-polarization radio frequency (RF) channelizer based on microcombs. Two
high-Q micro-ring resonators (MRRs) with slightly different free spectral ranges (FSRs) are …

Strong interactions between solitons and background light in Brillouin-Kerr microcombs

M Zhang, S Ding, X Li, K Pu, S Lei, M Xiao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Dissipative Kerr-soliton combs are laser pulses regularly sustained by a localized solitary
wave on top of a continuous-wave background inside a nonlinear resonator. Usually, the …

Genetic algorithm-enhanced microcomb state generation

C Mazoukh, L Di Lauro, I Alamgir, B Fischer… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Microcavities enable the generation of highly efficient microcombs, which find applications in
various domains, such as high-precision metrology, sensing, and telecommunications. Such …

Symmetry broken vectorial Kerr frequency combs from Fabry-Pérot resonators

L Hill, EM Hirmer, G Campbell, T Bi, A Ghosh… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Spontaneous symmetry breaking of a pair of vector temporal cavity solitons has been
established as a paradigm to modulate optical frequency combs, and finds many …

Observation of topological frequency combs

CJ Flower, M Jalali Mehrabad, L Xu, G Moille… - Science, 2024 - science.org
On-chip generation of optical frequency combs using nonlinear ring resonators has enabled
numerous applications of combs that were otherwise limited to mode-locked lasers …

[HTML][HTML] Mode-locked laser with multiple timescales in a microresonator-based nested cavity

A Aadhi, I Alamgir, L Di Lauro, B Fischer, N Perron… - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Mode-locking techniques have played a pivotal role in developing and advancing laser
technology. Stable fiber-cavity configurations can generate trains of pulses spanning from …

Photorefraction‐Assisted Self‐Emergence of Dissipative Kerr Solitons

S Wan, PY Wang, R Ma, ZY Wang, R Niu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Generated in high‐Q optical microresonators, dissipative Kerr soliton microcombs constitute
broadband optical frequency combs with chip sizes and repetition rates in the microwave to …

Threshold and laser conversion in nanostructured-resonator parametric oscillators

H Liu, GM Brodnik, J Zang, DR Carlson, JA Black… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We explore optical parametric oscillation (OPO) in nanophotonic resonators, enabling
arbitrary, nonlinear phase matching and nearly lossless control of energy conversion. Such …