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Micro-resonator soliton generated directly with a diode laser

Optics 2018-08-29 v1

Abstract

An external-cavity diode laser is reported with ultralow noise, high power coupled to a fiber, and fast tunability. These characteristics enable the generation of an optical frequency comb in a silica micro-resonator with a single-soliton state. Neither an optical modulator nor an amplifier was used in the experiment. This demonstration greatly simplifies the soliton generation setup and represents a significant step forward to a fully integrated soliton comb system.

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@article{arxiv.1711.06307,
  title  = {Micro-resonator soliton generated directly with a diode laser},
  author = {Nicolas Volet and Xu Yi and Qi-Fan Yang and Eric J. Stanton and Paul A. Morton and Ki Youl Yang and Kerry J. Vahala and John E. Bowers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.06307},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

7 pages, 5 figures

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