Programmable access to microresonator solitons with modulational sideband heating

Zheng，Huamin1,2; Sun，Wei2; Ding，Xingxing3; Wen，Haoran2,4; Chen，Ruiyang2,5; Shi，Baoqi2,6; Luo，Yi Han2,5; Long，Jinbao2; Shen，Chen2; Meng，Shan1; Guo，Hairun3; Liu，Junqiu2,7

2023-12-01

10.1063/5.0173243

APL Photonics   影响因子和分区

2378-0967

Dissipative Kerr solitons formed in high-Q optical microresonators provide a route to miniaturized optical frequency combs that can revolutionize precision measurements, spectroscopy, sensing, and communication. In the past decade, a myriad of integrated material platforms have been extensively studied and developed to create photonic-chip-based soliton combs. However, the photo-thermal effect in integrated optical microresonators has been a major issue preventing simple and reliable soliton generation. Several sophisticated techniques to circumvent the photo-thermal effect have been developed. In addition, instead of the single-soliton state, emerging applications in microwave photonics and frequency metrology prefer multi-soliton states. Here, we demonstrate an approach to manage the photo-thermal effect and facilitate soliton generation. The approach is based on a single phase-modulated pump, where the generated blue-detuned sideband synergizes with the carrier and thermally stabilizes the microresonator. We apply this technique and demonstrate deterministic soliton generation of 19.97 GHz repetition rate in an integrated silicon nitride microresonator. Furthermore, we develop a program to automatically address to the target N-soliton state, in addition to the single-soliton state, with a near 100% success rate and as short as 10 s time consumption. Our method is valuable for soliton generation in essentially any platform, even with strong photo-thermal effects, and can promote wider applications of soliton frequency comb systems for microwave photonics, telecommunications, and frequency metrology.

EI ; SCI

英语

其他

20235115245097

Microresonators ; Microwave photonics ; Optical communication ; Optical resonators ; Silicon nitride

Optical Communication Systems:717.1 ; Light/Optics:741.1 ; Optical Devices and Systems:741.3 ; Laser Components:744.7 ; Inorganic Compounds:804.2

2-s2.0-85179849578

Scopus

1.College of Electronics and Information Engineering,Shenzhen University,Shenzhen,518000,China
2.International Quantum Academy,Shenzhen,518048,China
3.Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks,Shanghai University,Shanghai,200444,China
4.School of Science and Engineering,CUHK(SZ),Shenzhen,518100,China
5.Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
6.Department of Optics and Optical Engineering,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei,230026,China
7.Hefei National Laboratory,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei,230088,China

Zheng，Huamin,Sun，Wei,Ding，Xingxing,et al. Programmable access to microresonator solitons with modulational sideband heating[J]. APL Photonics,2023,8(12).

Zheng，Huamin.,Sun，Wei.,Ding，Xingxing.,Wen，Haoran.,Chen，Ruiyang.,...&Liu，Junqiu.(2023).Programmable access to microresonator solitons with modulational sideband heating.APL Photonics,8(12).

Zheng，Huamin,et al."Programmable access to microresonator solitons with modulational sideband heating".APL Photonics 8.12(2023).