Multispecies and individual gas molecule detection using Stokes solitons in a graphene over-modal microresonator

Soliton frequency combs generate equally-distant frequencies, offering a powerful tool for fast and accurate measurements over broad spectral ranges. The generation of solitons in microresonators can further improve the compactness of comb sources. However the geometry and the material’s inertness o...

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Published in:Nature communications 2021-11, Vol.12 (1), p.6716-6716, Article 6716
Main Authors: Tan, Teng, Yuan, Zhongye, Zhang, Hao, Yan, Guofeng, Zhou, Siyu, An, Ning, Peng, Bo, Soavi, Giancarlo, Rao, Yunjiang, Yao, Baicheng
Format: Article
Language:English
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Frequency shift
Graphene
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Optoelectronics
Photonics
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Solitary waves
Spectra
Two dimensional materials
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Summary:Soliton frequency combs generate equally-distant frequencies, offering a powerful tool for fast and accurate measurements over broad spectral ranges. The generation of solitons in microresonators can further improve the compactness of comb sources. However the geometry and the material’s inertness of pristine microresonators limit their potential in applications such as gas molecule detection. Here, we realize a two-dimensional-material functionalized microcomb sensor by asymmetrically depositing graphene in an over-modal microsphere. By using one single pump, spectrally trapped Stokes solitons belonging to distinct transverse mode families are co-generated in one single device. Such Stokes solitons with locked repetition rate but different offsets produce ultrasensitive beat notes in the electrical domain, offering unique advantages for selective and individual gas molecule detection. Moreover, the stable nature of the solitons enables us to trace the frequency shift of the dual-soliton beat-note with uncertainty
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-021-26740-8