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Microwave Photonics Systems Based on Whispering-gallery-mode Resonators

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Full stabilization of a microresonator-based optical frequency comb.

P Del'Haye¹, O Arcizet, A Schliesser

¹Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany.

Physical Review Letters

|September 4, 2008

Summary

We achieved stable optical frequency combs using a microresonator. This method allows precise control and stabilization to microwave standards, advancing frequency metrology.

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Quantum Optics
Laser Physics
Metrology

Background:

Optical frequency combs are crucial for precise frequency measurements.
Generating and stabilizing combs, especially with microwave-frequency spacing, presents significant challenges.
Microresonator-based frequency combs offer a compact and scalable platform.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate control and stabilization of an optical frequency comb.
To utilize a monolithic microresonator with microwave-frequency mode spacing (86 GHz).
To enable direct stabilization to a microwave frequency standard.

Main Methods:

Generating an optical frequency comb via four-wave mixing in a monolithic microresonator.
Controlling comb parameters (mode spacing and offset frequency) by adjusting pump laser power and frequency.
Detecting and utilizing the microwave beat note at the comb's mode spacing frequency.

Main Results:

Successful generation of a stable optical frequency comb.
Demonstrated precise control over comb mode spacing and offset frequency.
Generated a microwave beat note at 86 GHz, enabling stabilization.

Conclusions:

The microresonator-based approach provides effective control and stabilization of optical frequency combs.
This technique facilitates direct locking to microwave frequency standards.
The results pave the way for compact and high-precision frequency metrology systems.