Monolithic Kerr and electro-optic hybrid microcombs

Gong, Zheng; Shen, Mohan; Lu, Juanjuan; Surya, Joshua B.; Tang, Hong X.

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.462055

Monolithic Kerr and electro-optic hybrid microcombs

Journal Article · Wed Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Optica

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.462055· OSTI ID:1887306

; Shen, Mohan; ; ;

Microresonator-based soliton generation promises chip-scale integration of optical frequency combs for applications spanning from time keeping to frequency synthesis. Access to the soliton repetition rate is a prerequisite for those applications. While miniaturized cavities harness Kerr nonlinearity and enable terahertz soliton repetition rates, such high rates are not amenable to direct electronic detection. Here, we demonstrate hybrid Kerr and electro-optic microcombs using a lithium niobate thin film that exhibits both Kerr and Pockels nonlinearities. By interleaving the high-repetition-rate Kerr soliton comb with the low-repetition-rate electro-optic comb on the same waveguide, wide Kerr soliton mode spacing is divided within a single chip, allowing for direct electronic detection and feedback control of the soliton repetition rate. Our work establishes an integrated approach to electronically access terahertz solitons, paving the way for building chip-scale referenced comb sources.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019406

OSTI ID:: 1887306

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1980988

Journal Information:: Optica, Journal Name: Optica Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 9; ISSN 2334-2536

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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