Electro‐optic frequency combs: Theory, characteristics, and applications

R Zhuang, K Ni, G Wu, T Hao, L Lu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Optical frequency combs (OFCs) are a unique kind of light source, which are represented as
a series of equally spaced coherent spectral lines in the frequency domain. OFCs can …

Chip-scale frequency combs for data communications in computing systems

Y Okawachi, BY Kim, M Lipson, AL Gaeta - Optica, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Recent developments in chip-based frequency-comb technology demonstrate that comb
devices can be implemented in applications where photonic integration and power …

Performance analysis of microwave photonic spectral filters based on optical microcombs

Y Li, Y Sun, J Wu, G Ren, X Xu… - Advanced Physics …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave transversal filters, which are implemented based on the transversal filter structure
in digital signal processing, offer a high reconfigurability for achieving a variety of signal …

Optimizing the accuracy of microcomb-based microwave photonic transversal signal processors

Y Sun, J Wu, Y Li, X Xu, G Ren, M Tan… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave photonic (MWP) transversal signal processors offer a compelling solution for
realizing versatile high-speed information processing by combining the advantages of …

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 …

An integrated wavemeter based on fully-stabilized resonant electro-optic frequency comb

R Niu, S Wan, W Li, PY Wang, FW Sun, F Bo… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Optical frequency combs provide a powerful tool for precise measurement of the optical
frequency, holding significant importance in fields such as spectroscopy, optical …

Hybrid InP and SiN integration of an octave-spanning frequency comb

TC Briles, SP Yu, L Chang, C Xiang, J Guo… - APL Photonics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Implementing optical-frequency combs with integrated photonics will enable wider use of
precision timing signals. Here, we explore the generation of an octave-span, Kerr …

Thermal noise reduction in soliton microcombs via laser self-cooling

F Lei, Z Ye, V Torres-Company - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Thermal noise usually dominates the low-frequency region of the optical phase noise of
soliton microcombs, which leads to decoherence that limits many aspects of applications. In …

Optical linewidth of soliton microcombs

F Lei, Z Ye, ÓB Helgason, A Fülöp, M Girardi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soliton microcombs provide a versatile platform for realizing fundamental studies and
technological applications. To be utilized as frequency rulers for precision metrology, soliton …

Amplification and phase noise transfer of a Kerr microresonator soliton comb for low phase noise THz generation with a high signal-to-noise ratio

N Kuse, K Minoshima - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Optical injection locking is implemented to faithfully transfer the phase noise of a dissipative
Kerr microresonator soliton comb in addition to the amplification of the Kerr comb. Unlike Er …