Title :
On-chip mode-locking in microresonator frequency combs without spectral filtering and shaping
Author :
Pei-Hsun Wang ; Jian Wang ; Yi Xuan ; Varghese, Leo T. ; Li Fan ; Yang Liu ; Xin Zhao ; Leaird, Daniel E. ; Minghao Qi ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We observe passive mode-locking behavior of an optical frequency comb generated in a silicon nitride microresonator. With the drop geometry, a femtosecond pulse could be generated without shaping and filtering the spectrum.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; micro-optics; optical resonators; silicon compounds; SiN; drop geometry; femtosecond pulse; microresonator frequency combs; on-chip mode-locking; optical frequency comb; passive mode-locking behavior; silicon nitride microresonator; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse shaping; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
