Bao, Hualong, Cooper, Andrew, Chu, Sai T, Moss, Dave J, Morandotti, Roberto, Little, Brent E, Peccianti, Marco and Pasquazi, Alessia (2018) Type-II micro-comb generation in a filter-driven four wave mixing laser [Invited]. Photonics Research, 6 (5). B67-B73. ISSN 2327-9125

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate the generation of highly coherent Type-II micro-combs based on a microresonator nested in a fiber cavity loop, known as the filter-driven four wave mixing (FD-FWM) laser scheme. In this system, the frequency spacing of the comb can be adjusted to integer multiples of the free-spectral range (FSR) of the nested micro-resonator by properly tuning the fiber cavity length. Sub-comb lines with single FSR spacing around the primary comb lines can be generated. Such a spectral emission is known as a “Type-II comb.” Our system achieves a fully coherent output. This behavior is verified by numerical simulations. This study represents an important step forward in controlling and manipulating the dynamics of an FD-FWM laser.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Research Centres and Groups:	Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Research Group Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QC Physics > QC0350 Optics. Light Q Science > QC Physics > QC0350 Optics. Light > QC0395 Physical optics Q Science > QC Physics > QC0350 Optics. Light > QC0395 Physical optics > QC0446.2 Nonlinear optics. Quantum optics T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA1501 Applied optics. Photonics
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Depositing User:	Marco Peccianti
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2018 08:40
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2018 08:41
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/77485

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