Conversion efficiency of soliton Kerr combs
Abstract
We investigate the conversion efficiency (CE) of soliton modelocked Kerr frequency combs. Our analysis reveals three distinct scaling regimes of CE with the cavity free spectral range (FSR), which depends on the relative contributions of the coupling and propagation loss to the total cavity loss. Our measurements, for the case of critical coupling, verify our theoretical prediction over a range of FSRs and pump powers. Our numerical simulations also indicate that mode crossings have an adverse effect on the achievable CE. Our results indicate that microresonator combs operating with spacings in the electronically detectable regime are highly inefficient, which could have implications for integrated Kerr comb devices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 26, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1364/ol.423654
Entities
People
- Alexander L. Gaeta
- Chaitanya Joshi
- Jae K. Jang
- Michal Lipson
- Xingchen Ji
- Yoshitomo Okawachi
- Yun Zhao
Organizations
- ARPA-E
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency