Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator
In this paper, we first experimentally demonstrate deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) in a thermally controlled micro-ring resonator based on high-index doped silica glass platform. In our scheme, an auxiliary laser is introduced to timely balance the intra-ca...
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| author | Zhizhou Lu Weiqiang Wang Wenfu Zhang Sai T. Chu Brent E. Little Mulong Liu Leiran Wang Chang-Ling Zou Chun-Hua Dong Bailing Zhao Wei Zhao |
| author_facet | Zhizhou Lu Weiqiang Wang Wenfu Zhang Sai T. Chu Brent E. Little Mulong Liu Leiran Wang Chang-Ling Zou Chun-Hua Dong Bailing Zhao Wei Zhao |
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| description | In this paper, we first experimentally demonstrate deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) in a thermally controlled micro-ring resonator based on high-index doped silica glass platform. In our scheme, an auxiliary laser is introduced to timely balance the intra-cavity heat fluctuation. By decreasing the operation temperature through a thermo-electric cooler, primary-, chaotic-comb and soliton crystal are firstly generated, then increasing the temperature, DKSs switching and single soliton are robustly accessed, which is independent of the tuning speed. During the switching process, varieties of DKSs are identified by tens of the characteristic “soliton-steps”. Besides, by simply changing the operation temperature under which the DKSs are formed, the center wavelength of dispersive waves could be tuned in a broadband range. When the micro-ring resonator operating at temperature larger than 63.5 °C, avoided mode-crossing free soliton can be obtained. Our results are favorable for study of on-chip soliton dynamics and practical nonlinear applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-404b3eaeea894d9faca9589d28638f5e2022-12-22T03:15:55ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262019-02-0192025314025314-510.1063/1.5080128089902ADVDeterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonatorZhizhou Lu0Weiqiang Wang1Wenfu Zhang2Sai T. Chu3Brent E. Little4Mulong Liu5Leiran Wang6Chang-Ling Zou7Chun-Hua Dong8Bailing Zhao9Wei Zhao10State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaDepartment of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaKey Laboratory of Quantum Information, CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, ChinaKey Laboratory of Quantum Information, CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710119, ChinaIn this paper, we first experimentally demonstrate deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) in a thermally controlled micro-ring resonator based on high-index doped silica glass platform. In our scheme, an auxiliary laser is introduced to timely balance the intra-cavity heat fluctuation. By decreasing the operation temperature through a thermo-electric cooler, primary-, chaotic-comb and soliton crystal are firstly generated, then increasing the temperature, DKSs switching and single soliton are robustly accessed, which is independent of the tuning speed. During the switching process, varieties of DKSs are identified by tens of the characteristic “soliton-steps”. Besides, by simply changing the operation temperature under which the DKSs are formed, the center wavelength of dispersive waves could be tuned in a broadband range. When the micro-ring resonator operating at temperature larger than 63.5 °C, avoided mode-crossing free soliton can be obtained. Our results are favorable for study of on-chip soliton dynamics and practical nonlinear applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5080128 |
| spellingShingle | Zhizhou Lu Weiqiang Wang Wenfu Zhang Sai T. Chu Brent E. Little Mulong Liu Leiran Wang Chang-Ling Zou Chun-Hua Dong Bailing Zhao Wei Zhao Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator AIP Advances |
| title | Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator |
| title_full | Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator |
| title_fullStr | Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator |
| title_short | Deterministic generation and switching of dissipative Kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro-resonator |
| title_sort | deterministic generation and switching of dissipative kerr soliton in a thermally controlled micro resonator |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5080128 |
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