Parametric seeding of a microresonator optical frequency comb
Optics
2013-05-15 v1
Abstract
We have investigated parametric seeding of a microresonator frequency comb (microcomb) by way of a pump laser with two electro-optic-modulation sidebands. We show that the pump-sideband spacing is precisely replicated throughout the microcomb's optical spectrum, and we demonstrate a record absolute line-spacing stability for microcombs of at 1 s. The spectrum of a parametric comb is complex, and often non-equidistant subcombs are observed. Our results demonstrate that parametric seeding can not only control the subcombs, but can lead to the generation of a strictly equidistant microcomb spectrum.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.3262,
title = {Parametric seeding of a microresonator optical frequency comb},
author = {Scott B. Papp and Pascal Del'Haye and Scott A. Diddams},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.3262},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures