Monolithic optical frequency comb based on quantum dashed mode locked lasers for Tb/s data transmission

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Martinez ◽  
C. Calò ◽  
V. Panapakkam ◽  
K. Merghem ◽  
R. T. Watts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Mode Locked Lasers

scholarly journals Optical Frequency Comb Generation Using Dual-Mode Injection-Locking of Quantum-Dash Mode-Locked Lasers: Properties and Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1327-1338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Sooudi ◽  
Stylianos Sygletos ◽  
Andrew D. Ellis ◽  
Guillaume Huyet ◽  
John G. McInerney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Injection Locking ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Dual Mode ◽  
Quantum Dash ◽  
Comb Generation ◽  
Mode Locked Lasers

Stability of Optical Frequency Comb Generated With InAs/InP Quantum-Dash-Based Passive Mode-Locked Lasers

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamel Merghem ◽  
Cosimo Calo ◽  
Ricardo Rosales ◽  
Xavier Lafosse ◽  
Guy Aubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Passive Mode ◽  
Quantum Dash ◽  
Mode Locked Lasers

scholarly journals Kerr optical frequency combs: theory, applications and perspectives

Nanophotonics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanne K. Chembo
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Kerr Nonlinearity ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Optical Frequency Combs ◽  
Frequency Combs ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Microwave Signal Generation ◽  
Mode Locked Lasers

AbstractThe optical frequency comb technology is one of the most important breakthrough in photonics in recent years. This concept has revolutionized the science of ultra-stable lightwave and microwave signal generation. These combs were originally generated using ultrafast mode-locked lasers, but in the past decade, a simple and elegant alternativewas proposed,which consisted in pumping an ultra-high-Q optical resonator with Kerr nonlinearity using a continuous-wave laser. When optimal conditions are met, the intracavity pump photons are redistributed via four-wave mixing to the neighboring cavity modes, thereby creating the so-called Kerr optical frequency comb. Beyond being energy-efficient, conceptually simple, and structurally robust, Kerr comb generators are very compact devices (millimetric down to micrometric size) which can be integrated on a chip. They are, therefore, considered as very promising candidates to replace femtosecond mode-locked lasers for the generation of broadband and coherent optical frequency combs in the spectral domain, or equivalently, narrow optical pulses in the temporal domain. These combs are, moreover, expected to provide breakthroughs in many technological areas, such as integrated photonics, metrology, optical telecommunications, and aerospace engineering. The purpose of this review article is to present a comprehensive survey of the topic of Kerr optical frequency combs.We provide an overview of the main theoretical and experimental results that have been obtained so far. We also highlight the potential of Kerr combs for current or prospective applications, and discuss as well some of the open challenges that are to be met at the fundamental and applied level.

scholarly journals Microsphere-Based Optical Frequency Comb Generator for 200 GHz Spaced WDM Data Transmission System

Photonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Elena A. Anashkina ◽  
Maria P. Marisova ◽  
Alexey V. Andrianov ◽  
Rinat A. Akhmedzhanov ◽  
Rihards Murnieks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Division Multiplexing ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Free Spectral Range ◽  
Transmission System ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Free Data ◽  
Data Transmission System ◽  
Kerr Coefficient

Optical frequency comb (OFC) generators based on whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators have a massive potential to ensure spectral and energy efficiency in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) telecommunication systems. The use of silica microspheres for telecommunication applications has hardly been studied but could be promising. We propose, investigate, and optimize numerically a simple design of a silica microsphere-based OFC generator in the C-band with a free spectral range of 200 GHz and simulate its implementation to provide 4-channel 200 GHz spaced WDM data transmission system. We calculate microsphere characteristics such as WGM eigenfrequencies, dispersion, nonlinear Kerr coefficient with allowance for thermo-optical effects, and simulate OFC generation in the regime of a stable dissipative Kerr soliton. We show that by employing generated OFC lines as optical carriers for WDM data transmission, it is possible to ensure error-free data transmission with a bit error rate (BER) of 4.5 × 10−30, providing a total of 40 Gbit/s of transmission speed on four channels.

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