Frequency combs are optical spectra composed of a set of discrete equally spaced lines.
Such spectra can be generated by diverse sources such as mode-locked lasers, resonators …

This paper reviews optical injection locking (OIL) of semiconductor lasers and its application
in optical communications and signal processing. Despite complex OIL dynamics, we …

Optical fibre communication is the backbone of the internet. As essential core technologies
are approaching their limits of size, speed and energy-efficiency, there is a need for new …

Dissipative Kerr soliton microcombs have been recognized as a promising multi-wavelength
laser source for fiber optical communications, as their comb lines possess frequency and …

Optical frequency combs (OFCs) are a unique kind of light source, which are represented as
a series of equally spaced coherent spectral lines in the frequency domain. OFCs can …

Access to the internet by mobile terminals relies on the transmission of information from the
optical fibre backbone to wireless networks. Fronthaul, as the last mile of fibre-wireless …

On-chip integration of optical comb sources is crucial in enabling their widespread use.
Integrated photonic devices that can be mass-manufactured in semiconductor processing …

Spectral efficiency (SE) is one of the key metrics for optical communication networks. An
important building block for its maximization are optical superchannels, channels that are …

Fiber-optical networks are a crucial telecommunication infrastructure in society. Wavelength
division multiplexing allows for transmitting parallel data streams over the fiber bandwidth …

Laser frequency combs with repetition rates on the order of 10 GHz and higher can be used
as multi-carrier sources in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). They allow replacing …