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Optical frequency-comb-based-high-resolution spectrometers offer enormous potential for spectroscopic applications. Although various implementations have been demonstrated, the lack of suitable mid-infrared comb sources has impeded…

We report on the experimental observation of internally-pumped parametric oscillation in a high-Q lithium niobate microresonator under conditions of natural phase-matching. Specifically, launching near-infrared pump light around 1060 nm…

Deformed square resonators with the flat sides replaced by circular sides are proposed and demonstrated to enhance mode Q factors and adjust transverse mode intervals using the regular ray dynamic analysis and numerical simulations.…

Optics · Physics 2017-02-01 Hai-Zhong Weng , Yong-Zhen Huang , Yue-De Yang , Xiu-Wen Ma , Jin-Long Xiao , Yun Du

Frequency combs consist of a spectrum of evenly spaced spectral lines. Optical frequency combs enable technologies ranging from timing, LiDAR, and ultra-stable signal sources. Microwave frequency combs are analogous to optical frequency…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-02-23 Ian Anderson , Jack Kramer , Tzu-Hsuan Hsu , Yinan Wang , Vakhtang Chulukhadze , Ruochen Lu

For more than 20 years, optical microresonators have served as the backbone of integrated nonlinear photonics, exploiting Kerr nonlinearity to generate octave-spanning frequency combs, enable quantum effects, and drive optical parametric…

Recently developed techniques for generating precisely equidistant optical frequencies over broad wavelength ranges are revolutionizing precision physical measurement [1-3]. These frequency "combs" are produced primarily using relatively…

High-Q microresonator has been suggested a promising platform for optical frequency comb generation, via dissipative soliton formation. To achieve a higher Q and obtain the necessary anomalous dispersion, $Si_3N_4$ microresonators made of…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-03 S. -W. Huang , H. Liu , J. Yang , M. Yu , D. -L. Kwong , C. W. Wong

The development of broadband microresonator frequency combs at visible wavelengths is pivotal for the advancement of compact and fieldable optical atomic clocks and spectroscopy systems. Yet, their realization necessitates resonators with…

We have generated frequency combs spanning 0.5 to 20 GHz in superconducting half wave resonators at T=3 K. Thin films of niobium-titanium nitride enabled this development due to their low loss, high nonlinearity, low frequency dispersion,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-11-05 R. P. Erickson , M. R. Vissers , M. Sandberg , S. R. Jefferts , D. P. Pappas

Quantum cascade lasers are proving to be instrumental in the development of compact frequency comb sources at mid-infrared and terahertz frequencies. Here we demonstrate a heterogeneous terahertz quantum cascade laser with two active…

Microresonator optical frequency combs based on cascaded four-wave mixing are potentially attractive as a multi-wavelength source for on-chip optical communications. In this paper we compare time domain coherence, radio-frequency (RF)…

Plasma-based mid-infrared (MIR) laser generation has garnered significant interest owing to its advantage of high output power, continuous wavelength tunability, and ultrashort pulse durations. However, existing methodologies predominantly…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-24 TianLiang Zhang , YunXiao He , Shuang Liu , JiuCheng Chen , JianFei Hua , Wei Lu

Terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intra-cavity difference frequency generation from mid-IR devices are an important asset for applications in rotational molecular spectroscopy and sensing, beingthe only electrically pumped…

Frequency combs, spectra of evenly-spaced narrow phase-coherent laser lines, have revolutionized precision measurements. On-chip frequency comb generators hold much promise for fully-integrated instruments of time and frequency metrology.…

Optical frequency comb is an enabling technology for a multitude of applications from metrology to ranging and communications. The tremendous progress in sources of optical frequency combs has mostly been centered around the near-infrared…

The generation of mid-infrared pulses in monolithic and electrically pumped devices is of great interest for mobile spectroscopic instruments. The gain dynamics of interband cascade lasers (ICL) are promising for mode-locked operation at…

Frequency comb generation in microresonators at visible wavelengths has found applications in a variety of areas such as metrology, sensing, and imaging. To achieve Kerr combs based on four-wave mixing in a microresonator, dispersion must…

We numerically study the mechanisms of frequency comb generation in the mid-infrared spectral region from cw pumped silicon microring resonators. Coherent soliton comb generation may be obtained even for a pump with zero linear cavity…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-22 Tobias Hansson , Daniele Modotto , Stefan Wabnitz

We present an experimental study of optical frequency comb generation based on cascaded quadratic nonlinearities inside a continuous-wave-pumped optical parametric oscillator. We demonstrate comb states which produce narrow-linewidth…

Optics · Physics 2015-09-15 Ville Ulvila , C. R. Phillips , Lauri Halonen , Markku Vainio

Multi-color solitons that are parametrically created in dual-pumped microresonators generate interleaved frequency combs that can be used to obtain combs at new frequencies and when synchronized can be used for low-noise microwave…