Abstract
A mechanically tuned broadband Kerr frequency comb (KFC) is demonstrated in a Whispering Gallery Modes (WGM) microresonator. Due to their tiny mode volumes (V) and ultra-high Q factor ~ 108, optical WGM microresonators exhibit low threshold power for nonlinear phenomena (scales as V/Q2). Here we focus on the production and mechanical tuning of a 300 nm wide Kerr Frequency Comb (KFC) in silica stretchable microspheres. The ability to tune the KFC source – and hence to lock it to a narrow atomic line – makes it suitable as the basis for a future miniature atomic clock.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology |
| Editors | Jacob Scheuer, Selim M. Shahriar |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510659995 |
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| State | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology 2023 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 28 Jan 2023 → 2 Feb 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 12447 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 28/01/23 → 2/02/23 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 SPIE.
Keywords
- Dispersion
- Kerr Frequency Comb
- Mechanical tuning
- Microsphere
- Whispering Gallery Modes