• 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][J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): B54 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][J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): B54
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