Title :
Control and characterization of picosecond pulse trains from a microresonator frequency comb
Author :
Papp, Scott B. ; Diddams, Scott A.
Author_Institution :
Time & Freq. Div. 688, Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Using disk-like quartz microresonators we generated an optical frequency comb with 36 GHz mode spacing at 1560 nm. By addressing the amplitude and phase of comb lines we observed near transform-limited 2.5 ps pulses.
Keywords :
crystal resonators; micro-optics; optical control; optical pulse generation; optical resonators; comb line amplitude; comb line phase; disk-like quartz microresonators; frequency 36 GHz; microresonator frequency comb; optical frequency comb generation; picosecond pulse train control; time 2.5 ps; wavelength 1560 nm; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110457
