Temporal solitons in nano-photonic microresonators: from fundamental soliton dynamics to ultrashort laser pulses to visible frequency combs

Abstract

The proposal addresses the fundamental optical physics behind soliton generation and dynamics. In particular, the proposal is concerned with the optical physics and nonlinear dynamics that occur in microresonators at high field intensities. Regimes of interest include in particular the recently discovered temporal dissipative solitons, which provide a route to ultrafast pulse generation. The proposal is quite ambitious and pursues outstanding research questions behind (1) ultra-short pulse generation, (2) nonlinear dynamics of low phase noise states, (3) fundamental temporal dissipative soliton dynamics and (4) applications of solitons and explorative science.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2016
Source ID
FA95501510099

Entities

People

  • Tobias Kippenberg

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy