Title :
Coherence properties of optical frequency combs generated in Kerr microresonators
Author :
Erkintalo, Miro ; Coen, Stephane
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
We numerically study the stability of microresonator frequency combs in terms of the complex degree of first-order coherence. We identify different regimes of comb coherence, linked to the solutions of the Lugiato-Lefever equation.
Keywords :
light coherence; micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; Kerr microresonators; Lugiato-Lefever equation; coherence properties; first-order coherence; microresonator frequency combs; optical frequency combs; stability; Cavity resonators; Coherence; Delays; Numerical stability; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
