Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator
Self-oscillation and bifurcation as many-body dynamics solutions in a high-Q microresonator have induced substantial interest in nonlinear optics and ultrafast science. Strong mode coupling between clockwise (CW) wave and counterclockwise (CCW) wave induces mode-splitting and optical self-oscillatio...
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| author | Xinyu Wang Xinyu Wang Xinyu Wang Peng Xie Yang Wang Yang Wang Yang Wang Weiqiang Wang Weiqiang Wang Leiran Wang Leiran Wang Brent E. Little Brent E. Little Brent E. Little Sai Tak Chu Wei Zhao Wei Zhao Wei Zhao Wenfu Zhang Wenfu Zhang Wenfu Zhang |
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| description | Self-oscillation and bifurcation as many-body dynamics solutions in a high-Q microresonator have induced substantial interest in nonlinear optics and ultrafast science. Strong mode coupling between clockwise (CW) wave and counterclockwise (CCW) wave induces mode-splitting and optical self-oscillation in the optical cavity. This study experimentally demonstrates the self-oscillation microcomb formation in a microresonator with strong backward Rayleigh scattering. When a pump laser sweeps across a resonance, both spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) and self-oscillation phenomenon are observed. The breathing soliton and stable soliton state can switch to each other through careful tuning of the pump detuning. Our experiments provide a reliable scheme for breather soliton microcomb generation. Meanwhile, the rich physics process enhances the comprehension of nonlinear optics in a cavity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd00c6048e564d078f01b25933b2ab612022-12-22T03:30:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2022-06-011010.3389/fphy.2022.908141908141Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting MicroresonatorXinyu Wang0Xinyu Wang1Xinyu Wang2Peng Xie3Yang Wang4Yang Wang5Yang Wang6Weiqiang Wang7Weiqiang Wang8Leiran Wang9Leiran Wang10Brent E. Little11Brent E. Little12Brent E. Little13Sai Tak Chu14Wei Zhao15Wei Zhao16Wei Zhao17Wenfu Zhang18Wenfu Zhang19Wenfu Zhang20State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Engineer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaSelf-oscillation and bifurcation as many-body dynamics solutions in a high-Q microresonator have induced substantial interest in nonlinear optics and ultrafast science. Strong mode coupling between clockwise (CW) wave and counterclockwise (CCW) wave induces mode-splitting and optical self-oscillation in the optical cavity. This study experimentally demonstrates the self-oscillation microcomb formation in a microresonator with strong backward Rayleigh scattering. When a pump laser sweeps across a resonance, both spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) and self-oscillation phenomenon are observed. The breathing soliton and stable soliton state can switch to each other through careful tuning of the pump detuning. Our experiments provide a reliable scheme for breather soliton microcomb generation. Meanwhile, the rich physics process enhances the comprehension of nonlinear optics in a cavity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.908141/fullmicroresonatormode splittingoptical frequency combself-oscillationoptical soliton |
| spellingShingle | Xinyu Wang Xinyu Wang Xinyu Wang Peng Xie Yang Wang Yang Wang Yang Wang Weiqiang Wang Weiqiang Wang Leiran Wang Leiran Wang Brent E. Little Brent E. Little Brent E. Little Sai Tak Chu Wei Zhao Wei Zhao Wei Zhao Wenfu Zhang Wenfu Zhang Wenfu Zhang Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator Frontiers in Physics microresonator mode splitting optical frequency comb self-oscillation optical soliton |
| title | Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator |
| title_full | Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator |
| title_short | Experimental Demonstration of Self-Oscillation Microcomb in a Mode-Splitting Microresonator |
| title_sort | experimental demonstration of self oscillation microcomb in a mode splitting microresonator |
| topic | microresonator mode splitting optical frequency comb self-oscillation optical soliton |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.908141/full |
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