Title :
Frequency comb generation in crystalline MgF2 whispering-gallery mode resonators
Author :
Herr, T. ; Wang, C.Y. ; Del´Haye, P. ; Schliesser, A. ; Hartinger, K.K. ; Holzwarth, R. ; Kippenberg, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate frequency comb generation via four-wave-mixing in crystalline MgF2 whispering-gallery mode resonators. More than 800 comb lines spaced by 43 GHz are observed. Second order autocorrelation is performed for time-domain characterization.
Keywords :
magnesium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical resonators; time-domain analysis; whispering gallery modes; MgF2; crystalline whispering-gallery mode resonators; four-wave-mixing; frequency 43 GHz; frequency comb generation; second order autocorrelation; time-domain characterization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4