Kerr Frequency Combs: A Million ways to fit light pulses into tiny rings
Optics
2023-03-01 v1 Pattern Formation and Solitons
Abstract
Frequency combs can be generated in millimeter-sized optical resonators thanks to their ability to store extremely high light intensities and the nonlinearity of their materials. New frequencies are generated through a cascaded parametric amplification process which can result in various optical waveforms, from ultrastable pulse patterns to optical chaos. These Kerr frequency combs have been studied extensively, with a wealth of fascinating nonlinear dynamics reported, and myriads of applications being developed, ranging from precision spectroscopy and Lidars to telecom channel generators.
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@article{arxiv.2302.14433,
title = {Kerr Frequency Combs: A Million ways to fit light pulses into tiny rings},
author = {Aurélien Coillet and Shuangyou Zhang and Pascal Del'Haye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.14433},
year = {2023}
}