Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources
The quest towards the integration of ultra-fast, high-precision optical clocks is reflected in the
large number of high-impact papers on the topic published in the last few years. This interest …
large number of high-impact papers on the topic published in the last few years. This interest …
Emerging material systems for integrated optical Kerr frequency combs
The experimental realization of a Kerr frequency comb represented the convergence of
research in materials, physics, and engineering. This symbiotic relationship continues to …
research in materials, physics, and engineering. This symbiotic relationship continues to …
Nonlocal bonding of a soliton and a blue-detuned state in a microcomb laser
Laser cavity-solitons can appear in a microresonator-filtered laser when judiciously
balancing the slow nonlinearities of the system. Under certain conditions, such optical states …
balancing the slow nonlinearities of the system. Under certain conditions, such optical states …
High-order coherent communications using mode-locked dark-pulse Kerr combs from microresonators
Microresonator frequency combs harness the nonlinear Kerr effect in an integrated optical
cavity to generate a multitude of phase-locked frequency lines. The line spacing can reach …
cavity to generate a multitude of phase-locked frequency lines. The line spacing can reach …
Heteronuclear soliton molecules in optical microresonators
Optical soliton molecules are bound states of solitons that arise from the balance between
attractive and repulsive effects. Having been observed in systems ranging from optical fibres …
attractive and repulsive effects. Having been observed in systems ranging from optical fibres …
Coexistence of multiple nonlinear states in a tristable passive Kerr resonator
Passive Kerr cavities driven by coherent laser fields display a rich landscape of nonlinear
physics, including bistability, pattern formation, and localized dissipative structures …
physics, including bistability, pattern formation, and localized dissipative structures …
Coexistence and interactions between nonlinear states with different polarizations in a monochromatically driven passive Kerr resonator
We report on experimental observations of coexistence and interactions between nonlinear
states with different polarizations in a passive Kerr resonator driven at a single carrier …
states with different polarizations in a passive Kerr resonator driven at a single carrier …
Chirped optical pulses for generalized longitudinal Lugiato Lefever: cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Abstract The Lugiato–Lefever equation is a cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSEs)
that occurs as a model in nonlinear optics and includes dam**, detuning, and driving. On …
that occurs as a model in nonlinear optics and includes dam**, detuning, and driving. On …
Switching dynamics of dark-pulse Kerr frequency comb states in optical microresonators
Dissipative Kerr solitons are localized structures that exist in nonlinear optical cavities. They
lead to the formation of microcombs—chip-scale frequency combs that could facilitate …
lead to the formation of microcombs—chip-scale frequency combs that could facilitate …
Frequency-comb formation in doubly resonant second-harmonic generation
We theoretically study the generation of optical frequency combs and corresponding pulse
trains in doubly resonant intracavity second-harmonic generation (SHG). We find that …
trains in doubly resonant intracavity second-harmonic generation (SHG). We find that …