scholarly journals Towards On-Chip Self-Referenced Frequency-Comb Sources Based on Semiconductor Mode-Locked Lasers

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Malinowski ◽  
Ricardo Bustos-Ramirez ◽  
Jean-Etienne Tremblay ◽  
Guillermo F. Camacho-Gonzalez ◽  
Ming C. Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Optics ◽  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Signal Generation ◽  
Biomedical Monitoring ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Microwave Signal Generation ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Mode Locked Lasers ◽  
Precise Time

Miniaturization of frequency-comb sources could open a host of potential applications in spectroscopy, biomedical monitoring, astronomy, microwave signal generation, and distribution of precise time or frequency across networks. This review article places emphasis on an architecture with a semiconductor mode-locked laser at the heart of the system and subsequent supercontinuum generation and carrier-envelope offset detection and stabilization in nonlinear integrated optics.

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.

On-chip microwave signal generation based on a silicon microring modulator

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (14) ◽  
pp. 3360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifeng Shao ◽  
Hui Yu ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Jianfei Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Signal ◽  
Signal Generation ◽  
Microwave Signal Generation ◽  
On Chip

scholarly journals A Monolithically Integrated Laser-Photodetector Chip for On-Chip Photonic and Microwave Signal Generation

Photonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi ◽  
Chen ◽  
Lu ◽  
Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Chaotic Signal ◽  
Signal Generation ◽  
Frequency Separation ◽  
Optoelectronic Oscillator ◽  
Microwave Generation ◽  
Monolithically Integrated ◽  
Microwave Signal Generation ◽  
Evolution Dynamics ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Injection Currents

An Indium-phosphide-based monolithically integrated photonic chip comprising of an amplified feedback laser (AFL) and a photodetector was designed and fabricated for on-chip photonic and microwave generation. Various waveforms including single tone, multi-tone, and chaotic signal generation were demonstrated by simply adjusting the injection currents applied to the controlling electrodes. The evolution dynamics of the photonic chip was characterized. Photonic microwave with frequency separation tunable from 26.3 GHz to 34 GHz, chaotic signal with standard bandwidth of 12 GHz were obtained. An optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on the integrated photonic chip was demonstrated without using any external electrical filter and photodetector. Tunable microwave outputs ranging from 25.5 to 26.4 GHz with single sideband (SSB) phase noise less than −90 dBc/Hz at a 10-kHz offset from the carrier frequency were realized.

Multi-band local microwave signal generation based on an optical frequency comb generator

2015 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Ting Wang ◽  
Jian Guo Liu ◽  
Wen Hui Sun ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Ning Hua Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Microwave Signal ◽  
Optical Frequency Comb ◽  
Signal Generation ◽  
Optical Frequency ◽  
Microwave Signal Generation ◽  
Multi Band

Quantum dot mode locked lasers for coherent frequency comb generation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Martinez ◽  
C. Calò ◽  
R. Rosales ◽  
R. T. Watts ◽  
K. Merghem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Frequency Comb ◽  
Comb Generation ◽  
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
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