Spatial-mode-interaction-induced dispersive-waves and their active tuning in microresonators
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Yang, Qi-Fan
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Yi, Xu
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Yang, Ki Youl
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Vahala, Kerry
Abstract
The nonlinear propagation of optical pulses in dielectric waveguides and resonators induces a wide range of remarkable interactions. One example is dispersive-wave generation, the optical analog of Cherenkov radiation. These waves play an essential role in the fiber-optic spectral broadeners used in spectroscopy and metrology. Dispersive waves form when a soliton pulse begins to radiate power as a result of higher-order dispersion. Recently, dispersive-wave generation in microcavities has been reported by phase matching the waves to dissipative Kerr solitons. Here, it is shown that spatial mode interactions within a microcavity can be used to induce dispersive waves. The soliton self-frequency shift is also shown to enable fine tuning control of the dispersive-wave frequency. Both this mechanism and spatial mode interactions allow spectral control of these important waves in microresonators.
Additional Information
© 2016 Optical Society of America. Received 3 June 2016; revised 16 September 2016; accepted 16 September 2016 (Doc. ID 267672); published 5 October 2016. Funding: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Kavli Nanoscience Institute.Attached Files
Published - optica-3-10-1132.pdf
Submitted - 1606.00954v1.pdf
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- NASA
- Kavli Nanoscience Institute
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- Kavli Nanoscience Institute