Title :
Spectral broadening of Kerr frequency combs generated from a normal dispersion silicon nitride microresonator
Author :
Yang Liu ; Metcalf, Andrew J. ; Yi Xuan ; Xiaoxiao Xue ; Pei-Hsun Wang ; Minghao Qi ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a scheme to broaden the bandwidth of the Kerr frequency comb generated through mode interaction in a silicon nitride microresonator with normal dispersion. The broadened comb has a bandwidth of over 5 THz and can be compressed to the bandwidth limited time profile via dispersive fiber propagation.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; silicon compounds; spectral line broadening; Kerr frequency combs; SiN; dispersive fiber propagation; mode interaction; normal dispersion silicon nitride microresonator; spectral broadening; time profile; Bandwidth; Microcavities; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
