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 …

Foundry manufacturing of tight-confinement, dispersion-engineered, ultralow-loss silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits

Z Ye, H Jia, Z Huang, C Shen, J Long, B Shi… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The foundry development of integrated photonics has revolutionized today's optical
interconnect and datacenters. Over the last decade, we have witnessed the rising of silicon …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-mode microresonators as straightforward access to octave-spanning dissipative Kerr solitons

H Weng, AA Afridi, J Li, M McDermott, H Tu, LP Barry… - Apl Photonics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The Kerr soliton frequency comb is a revolutionary compact ruler of coherent light that allows
applications from precision metrology to quantum information technology. The universal …

Low phase noise THz generation from a fiber-referenced Kerr microresonator soliton comb

N Kuse, K Nishimoto, Y Tokizane, S Okada… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
THz oscillators generated via frequency-multiplication of microwaves are facing difficulty in
achieving low phase noise. Photonics-based techniques, in which optical two tones are …

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 …

Repetition rate locked single-soliton microcomb generation via rapid frequency sweep and sideband thermal compensation

R Miao, C Zhang, X Zheng, X Cheng, K Yin… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) with mode-locked pulse trains in high-Q optical
microresonators possess low-noise and broadband parallelized comb lines, having already …

[HTML][HTML] Programmable access to microresonator solitons with modulational sideband heating

H Zheng, W Sun, X Ding, H Wen, R Chen, B Shi… - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Dissipative Kerr solitons formed in high-Q optical microresonators provide a route to
miniaturized optical frequency combs that can revolutionize precision measurements …

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 …

Mitigating fast thermal instability by engineered laser sweep in AlN soliton microcomb generation

K Liu, Z Wang, S Yao, Y Guo, J Yan, J Wang… - Photonics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Transient thermal instability represents a significant challenge in generating soliton
microcombs. Fast laser sweep can be an efficient method to mitigate thermal instability, but it …

[HTML][HTML] 28 THz soliton frequency comb in a continuous-wave pumped fiber Fabry–Pérot resonator

T Bunel, M Conforti, Z Ziani, J Lumeau, A Moreau… - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We report the generation of an optical frequency comb featuring a 28 THz bandwidth,
sustained by a single 80 fs cavity soliton recirculating in a fiber Fabry–Pérot resonator. This …