Nature Communications (Mar 2020)
Ultra-efficient frequency comb generation in AlGaAs-on-insulator microresonators
- Lin Chang,
- Weiqiang Xie,
- Haowen Shu,
- Qi-Fan Yang,
- Boqiang Shen,
- Andreas Boes,
- Jon D. Peters,
- Warren Jin,
- Chao Xiang,
- Songtao Liu,
- Gregory Moille,
- Su-Peng Yu,
- Xingjun Wang,
- Kartik Srinivasan,
- Scott B. Papp,
- Kerry Vahala,
- John E. Bowers
Affiliations
- Lin Chang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Weiqiang Xie
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Haowen Shu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Qi-Fan Yang
- T. J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology
- Boqiang Shen
- T. J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology
- Andreas Boes
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Jon D. Peters
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Warren Jin
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Chao Xiang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Songtao Liu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Gregory Moille
- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Su-Peng Yu
- Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Xingjun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, Peking University
- Kartik Srinivasan
- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Scott B. Papp
- Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Kerry Vahala
- T. J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology
- John E. Bowers
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15005-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Despite larger nonlinear coefficients, waveguide losses have prevented using semiconductors instead of dielectric materials for on-chip frequency-comb sources. By significantly reducing waveguide loss, ultra-low-threshold Kerr comb generation is demonstrated in a high-Q AlGaAs-on-insulator microresonator system.
