Micro‐Resonator Soliton Generated Directly with a Diode Laser

An external‐cavity diode laser for 1550‐nm wavelength is reported with ultra‐low noise, high power coupled to a fiber, and fast tunability. These characteristics enable the generation of an optical frequency comb in a silica micro‐resonator with a single‐soliton state. Neither an optical amplifier n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Laser & photonics reviews 2018-05, Vol.12 (5), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Volet, Nicolas, Yi, Xu, Yang, Qi‐Fan, Stanton, Eric J., Morton, Paul A., Yang, Ki Youl, Vahala, Kerry J., Bowers, John E.
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Zusammenfassung:An external‐cavity diode laser for 1550‐nm wavelength is reported with ultra‐low noise, high power coupled to a fiber, and fast tunability. These characteristics enable the generation of an optical frequency comb in a silica micro‐resonator with a single‐soliton state. Neither an optical amplifier nor a modulator is used in the experiment. This demonstration greatly simplifies the soliton generation setup and represents a significant step forward to a fully integrated soliton comb system. An external‐cavity diode laser for 1550‐nm wavelength is reported with ultra‐low noise, high power coupled to a fiber, and fast tunability. These characteristics enable the generation of an optical frequency comb in a silica micro‐resonator with a single‐soliton state. Neither an optical amplifier nor a modulator is used in the experiment. This demonstration greatly simplifies the soliton generation setup and represents a significant step forward to a fully integrated soliton comb system.
ISSN:1863-8880
1863-8899
DOI:10.1002/lpor.201700307