Control of Kerr-microresonator optical frequency comb by a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder interferometer

A technique to integrate key functions of a Kerr-microresonator optical frequency comb into one device, i.e., a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder interferometer (DP-MZI), is proposed. In the technique, a DP-MZI enables the control of carrier envelope offset frequency (f ), as well as repetition frequency (...

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Published in:Optics express 2019-02, Vol.27 (4), p.3873-3883
Main Authors: Kuse, Naoya, Briles, Travis C, Papp, Scott B, Fermann, Martin E
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Language:English
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Summary:A technique to integrate key functions of a Kerr-microresonator optical frequency comb into one device, i.e., a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder interferometer (DP-MZI), is proposed. In the technique, a DP-MZI enables the control of carrier envelope offset frequency (f ), as well as repetition frequency (f ), in addition to generating a stable dissipative Kerr soliton. In experiments, influences on f and f by pump frequency and power modulation via a DP-MZI are investigated, followed by a demonstration of long-term full stabilization of a microresonator soliton comb to a fiber-based optical frequency comb. As another example demonstration, timing jitter of a microresonator soliton comb is significantly suppressed by referencing to a fiber through a two-wavelength delayed self-heterodyne interferometer (TWDI).
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.27.003873