Controlling Microresonator Solitons with the Counter-Propagating Pump

Considering a bidirectionally pumped ring microresonator, we provide a concise derivation of the model equations allowing us to eliminate the repetition rate terms and reduce the nonlinear interaction between the counter-propagating waves to the power-dependent shifts of the resonance frequencies. W...

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Main Authors: Zhiwei Fan, Dmitry V. Skryabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/7/239
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Summary:Considering a bidirectionally pumped ring microresonator, we provide a concise derivation of the model equations allowing us to eliminate the repetition rate terms and reduce the nonlinear interaction between the counter-propagating waves to the power-dependent shifts of the resonance frequencies. We present the simulation results of the soliton control by swiping the frequency of the counter-propagating wave in the forward and backward directions and with the soliton-blockade effect either present or not. We highlight the non-reciprocity of the forward and backward scans. Furthermore, we report the soliton crystals and breathers existing in the vicinity of the blockade interval.
ISSN:2304-6732