Kerr frequency combs: a million ways to fit light pulses into tiny rings

Coillet, Aurélien; Zhang, Shuangyou; Del'Haye, Pascal

doi:10.1051/photon/202111348

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Kerr frequency combs: a million ways to fit light pulses into tiny rings

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Zhang, Shuangyou
Del'Haye Research Group, Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Del'Haye, Pascal
Del'Haye Research Group, Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, External Organizations;

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Coillet, A., Zhang, S., & Del'Haye, P. (2022). Kerr frequency combs: a million ways to fit light pulses into tiny rings. Photoniques, (113), 48-52. doi:10.1051/photon/202111348.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000E-A8ED-A

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Frequency combs can be generated in millimeter-sized optical resonators thanks to their ability to store extremely high light intensities and the nonlinearity of their materials. New frequencies are generated through a cascaded parametric amplification process which can result in various optical waveforms, from ultrastable pulse patterns to optical chaos. These Kerr frequency combs have been studied extensively, with a wealth of fascinating nonlinear dynamics reported, and myriads of applications being developed, ranging from precision spectroscopy and Lidars to telecom channel generators.