Photonic chip–based optical frequency comb using soliton Cherenkov radiation
Abstract
Laser-induced optical frequency combs allow precision measurements and affect a broad range of technologies. Brasch et al. generated optical frequency combs on an optical chip (see the Perspective by Akhmediev and Devine). They induced an optical soliton, or optical bullet, and propagated it in an engineered microcavity waveguide. The emitted output light formed a coherent comb of frequencies spanning two-thirds of an octave. Such an on-chip demonstration bodes well for miniaturization of metrological technology and its adaption for widespread application.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 22, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aad4811
Entities
People
- G. Lihachev
- M. Geiselmann
- M. L. Gorodetsky
- Martin H. P. Pfeiffer
- T. Herr
- Tobias Kippenberg
- V. Brasch
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- European Space Agency
- Hasler Foundation
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
- Moscow State University
- Russian Center for Science Information
- Russian Quantum Center
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
- Swiss National Science Foundation