• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 6, B54 (2017)
Jiyang Ma1, Xiaoshun Jiang1,*, and Min Xiao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and School of Physics, Nanjing University 210093, China
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
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    Jiyang Ma, Xiaoshun Jiang, Min Xiao, "Kerr frequency combs in large-size, ultra-high-Q toroid microcavities with low repetition rates [Invited]," Photonics Res. 5, B54 (2017) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    By overcoming fabrication limitations, we have successfully fabricated silica toroid microcavities with both large diameter (of 1.88 mm) and ultra-high-Q factor (of 3.3×108) for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. By employing these resonators, we have further demonstrated low-threshold Kerr frequency combs on a silicon chip, which allow us to obtain a repetition rate as low as 36 GHz. Such a low repetition rate frequency comb can now be directly measured through a commercialized optical-electronic detector.
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    Jiyang Ma, Xiaoshun Jiang, Min Xiao, "Kerr frequency combs in large-size, ultra-high-Q toroid microcavities with low repetition rates [Invited]," Photonics Res. 5, B54 (2017)
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