Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

Single-mode dispersive waves and soliton microcomb dynamics

  • Xu Yi,
  • Qi-Fan Yang,
  • Xueyue Zhang,
  • Ki Youl Yang,
  • Xinbai Li,
  • Kerry Vahala

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14869
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Dissipative Kerr solitons in microresonators have recently been shown to generate frequency combs via Cherenkov radiation. Here, Yiet al. demonstrate hysteresis behaviour and a single-mode dispersive wave that can improve the stability of microcombs.