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Rapid Repetition Rate Fluctuation Measurement of Soliton Crystals in a Microresonator
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Stabilization of a Kerr frequency comb oscillator
A A Savchenkov1, D Eliyahu, W Liang
1OEwaves Inc., Pasadena, California 91107, USA.
Optics Letters
|August 2, 2013
Summary
We demonstrated a stabilized Kerr frequency comb using a microresonator. A correlation between the pump laser and comb repetition frequency enabled this stabilization with 87Rb.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Photonics
- Quantum Optics
- Laser Physics
Background:
- Microresonator-based Kerr frequency combs are crucial for optical frequency synthesis.
- Understanding their stability and spectral purity is essential for advanced applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To experimentally investigate the stability and spectral purity of a microresonator Kerr frequency comb.
- To demonstrate a method for stabilizing the comb's repetition frequency using an atomic transition.
Main Methods:
- Experimental study of a nonlinear optical microresonator.
- Observation and analysis of the correlation between pump laser frequency and comb repetition frequency.
- Proof-of-principle demonstration of frequency comb stabilization using the 87Rb optical transition.
Main Results:
- Observed a direct correlation between the pump laser frequency and the Kerr frequency comb's repetition frequency.
- Successfully stabilized the Kerr frequency comb using the 87Rb atomic transition, leveraging the observed correlation.
Conclusions:
- The identified correlation provides a viable mechanism for stabilizing microresonator-based Kerr frequency combs.
- This work paves the way for practical applications requiring highly stable optical frequency combs.
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