Optical microcombs represent a new paradigm for generating laser frequency combs based
on compact chip-scale devices, which have underpinned many modern technological …

Dark solitons feature local dips on a modulationally stable continuous-wave background.
Compared with bright solitons, the dark solitons in fiber lasers are more stable in noise …

Within optical microresonators, the Kerr interaction of photons can lead to symmetry
breaking of optical modes. In a ring resonator, this leads to the interesting effect that light …

Micro‐optical frequency combs are miniaturized coherent light sources exhibiting a
tremendous influence on precision spectroscopy, optical clocks, and high‐speed optical …

Solitons, the distinct balance between nonlinearity and dispersion, provide a route toward
ultrafast electromagnetic pulse sha**, high-harmonic generation, real-time image …

The rapid development of optical frequency combs from their table-top origins towards chip-
scale platforms has opened up exciting possibilities for comb functionalities outside …

Silicon photonics has gained great success mainly due to the promise of realizing compact
devices in high volume through the low-cost foundry model. It is burgeoning from laboratory …

Optical frequency combs in microresonators (microcombs) have a wide range of
applications in science and technology, due to its compact size and access to considerably …

Laser interferometry serves a fundamental role in science and technology, assisting
precision metrology and dimensional length measurement. During the past decade, laser …

Kerr frequency combs have been attracting significant interest due to their rich physics and
broad applications in metrology, microwave photonics, and telecommunications. In this …