• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 2, 509 (2022)
Xiaohan Wang1、†, Kunpeng Jia1、3、†,*, Mengwen Chen1, Shanshan Cheng1, Xin Ni1, Jian Guo1, Yihao Li1, Huaying Liu1, Liyun Hao1, Jian Ning1, Gang Zhao1, Xinjie Lv1, Shu-Wei Huang2, Zhenda Xie1、4、*, and Shi-Ning Zhu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, School of Physics, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
  • 3e-mail: jiakunpeng@nju.edu.cn
  • 4e-mail: xiezhenda@nju.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.432076 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaohan Wang, Kunpeng Jia, Mengwen Chen, Shanshan Cheng, Xin Ni, Jian Guo, Yihao Li, Huaying Liu, Liyun Hao, Jian Ning, Gang Zhao, Xinjie Lv, Shu-Wei Huang, Zhenda Xie, Shi-Ning Zhu. 2 μm optical frequency comb generation via optical parametric oscillation from a lithium niobate optical superlattice box resonator[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(2): 509 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) can downconvert the pump laser to longer wavelengths with octave separation via χ(2), which is widely used for laser wavelength extension including mid-infrared (MIR) generation. Such a process can be integrated in monolithic resonators, being compact and low in threshold. In this work, we show that the monolithic χ(2) mini-OPO can also be used for optical frequency comb generation around 2096 nm and enters the boundary of MIR range. A new geometry called an optical superlattice box resonator is developed for this realization with near-material-limited quality factor of 4.0×107. Only a continuous-wave near-infrared pump laser is required, with OPO threshold of 80 mW and output power up to 340 mW. Revival temporal profiles are measured at a detectable repetition frequency of 1.426 GHz, and narrow beat note linewidth of less than 10 Hz shows high comb coherence. These results are in good agreement with our simulation for a stable comb generation. Such an OPO-based comb source is useful for carbon dioxide sensing or the mine prospect applications and can be generalized to longer MIR wavelengths for general gas spectroscopy.
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    Xiaohan Wang, Kunpeng Jia, Mengwen Chen, Shanshan Cheng, Xin Ni, Jian Guo, Yihao Li, Huaying Liu, Liyun Hao, Jian Ning, Gang Zhao, Xinjie Lv, Shu-Wei Huang, Zhenda Xie, Shi-Ning Zhu. 2 μm optical frequency comb generation via optical parametric oscillation from a lithium niobate optical superlattice box resonator[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(2): 509
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