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 Inst. of Quantum Opt., Garching
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 :
microcavities; optical Kerr effect; optical parametric oscillators; Kerr nonlinearity; intrinsic cavity dispersion; microcavities; optical frequency comb generation; optical parametric oscillations; optical sidebands; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Microcavities; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453566
