Title :
Mode-locked and repetition-rate-tunable comb generation using dual coupled microrings
Author :
Xiaoxiao Xue ; Yi Xuan ; Pei-Hsun Wang ; Yang Liu ; Leaird, Dan E. ; Minghao Qi ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
A method incorporating controllable mode interaction is proposed for Kerr frequency comb generation in normal-dispersion microresonators. Repetition-rate-tunable combs and broadband mode-locking transitions are demonstrated by using dual silicon nitride microrings.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; silicon compounds; Kerr frequency comb generation; SiN; broadband mode-locking transitions; controllable mode interaction; dual coupled microrings; dual silicon nitride microrings; mode-locked comb generation; normal-dispersion microresonators; repetition-rate-tunable comb generation; repetition-rate-tunable combs; Microcavities; Noise; Optical fiber dispersion; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
