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Photonic chip-based frequency combs have emerged as a transformative platform, enabling compact, scalable, and high-performance multiwavelength sources with far-reaching impact across science and technology. Most commonly, these sources…

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Recent investigations of microcavity frequency combs based on cascaded four-wave mixing have revealed a link between the evolution of the optical spectrum and the observed temporal coherence. Here we study a silicon nitride microresonator…

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We present a general theory of multicolor soliton microcombs. These frequency combs require specially engineered dispersion and have an optical spectrum consisting of multiple spectral windows, centered at distinct frequencies. Our theory…

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The cavity electromechanical devices with radiation-pressure-interaction induced Kerr-like nonlinearity are promising candidates to generate microwave frequency combs. We construct a silicon-nitride-membrane-based superconducting cavity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-04-14 Sishi Wu , Yulong Liu , Qichun Liu , Shuai-Peng Wang , Zhen Chen , Tiefu Li

For many applications Optical Frequency Combs (OFCs) require a high degree of temporal coherence (narrow linewidth). Commonly OFCs are generated in nonlinear media from a monochromatic narrow linewidth laser sources or from a mode-locked…

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Historically, there has been a trade-off in spectroscopic measurements between high spectral resolution, broadband coverage, and acquisition time. Optical frequency combs, initially envisioned for precision spectroscopy of the hydrogen atom…

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Mid-infrared laser frequency combs are compelling sources for precise and sensitive metrology with applications in molecular spectroscopy and spectro-imaging. The infrared atmospheric window between 3-5.5 $\mu$m in particular provides vital…

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Optical frequency combs are indispensable links between the optical and microwave domains, enabling a wide range of applications including precision spectroscopy, ultrastable frequency generation, and timekeeping. Chip-scale integration…

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We suggest a novel type of photonic structures where the strength of diffraction can be managed in a very broad frequency range. We introduce optimized arrays of curved waveguides where light beams experience wavelength-independent normal,…

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