Pasquazi, Alessia, Caspani, Lucia, Peccianti, Marco, Clerici, Matteo, Ferrera, Marcello, Razzari, Luca, Duchesne, David, Little, Brent E, Chu, Sai T, Moss, David J and Morandotti, Roberto (2013) Self-locked optical parametric oscillation in a CMOS compatible microring resonator: a route to robust optical frequency comb generation on a chip. Optics express, 21 (11). pp. 13333-13341. ISSN 1094-4087

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Abstract

We report a novel geometry for OPOs based on nonlinear microcavity resonators. This approach relies on a self-locked scheme that enables OPO emission without the need for thermal locking of the pump laser to the microcavity resonance. By exploiting a CMOS-compatible microring resonator, we achieve oscillation featured by a complete absence of “shutting down”, i.e. the self-terminating behavior that is a very common and detrimental occurrence in externally pumped OPOs. Further, our scheme consistently produces very wide bandwidth (>300nm, limited by our experimental set-up) combs that oscillate at a spacing equal to the FSR of the micro cavity resonance.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-11-13333. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC0350 Optics. Light T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1501 Applied optics. Photonics
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Depositing User:	Marco Peccianti
Date Deposited:	18 Jul 2014 14:22
Last Modified:	02 Jul 2019 23:54
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49347

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