• DocumentCode
    2787599
  • Title

    Kerr nonlinearity induced optical frequency comb generation in microcavities

  • Author

    Haye, Pascal Del ; Schliesser, Albert ; Wilken, Tobias ; Holzwarth, Ronald ; Kippenberg, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the optical sidebands generated via optical parametric oscillations in a monolithic microcavity are equidistant thus overcoming the intrinsic cavity dispersion. This leads to the generation of optical frequency combs at input powers < 10 mW.
  • Keywords
    Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Microcavities; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431343
  • Filename
    4431343