AC-Josephson Effect and Sub-Comb Mode-Locking in a Kerr-Induced Synchronized Cavity Soliton
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| author | Moille, Gregory Javid, Usman A. Chojnacky, Michal Shandilya, Pradyoth Menyuk, Curtis Srinivasan, Kartik |
| author_facet | Moille, Gregory Javid, Usman A. Chojnacky, Michal Shandilya, Pradyoth Menyuk, Curtis Srinivasan, Kartik |
| contents | Kerr-induced synchronization (KIS) [1] involves the capture of a dissipative Kerr soliton (DKS) microcomb [2] tooth by a reference laser injected into the DKS resonator. This phase-locking behavior is described by an Adler equation whose analogous form describes numerous other physical systems [3], such as Josephson junctions [4]. We present an AC version of KIS whose behavior is similar to microwave-driven Josephson junctions, where periodic synchronization occurs as so-called Shapiro steps. We demonstrate consistent results in the AC-KIS dynamics predicted by the Adler model, Lugiato-Lefever equation, and experimental data from a chip-integrated microresonator system. The (integer) Shapiro steps in KIS can simply be explained as the sideband created through the reference laser phase modulation triggering the synchronization. Notably, our optical system allows for easy tuning of the Adler damping parameter, enabling the further observation of fractional-Shapiro steps, where the synchronization happens at a fraction of the driving microwave frequency. Here, we show that the comb tooth is indirectly captured thanks to a four-wave mixing Bragg-scattering process, leading to sub-comb mode-locking, and we demonstrate this experimentally through noise considerations. Our work opens the door to the study of synchronization phenomena in the context of microresonator frequency combs, synthesis of condensed-matter state analogues with DKSs, and the use of the fractional Shapiro steps for flexible and tunable access to the KIS regime. |
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| spellingShingle | AC-Josephson Effect and Sub-Comb Mode-Locking in a Kerr-Induced Synchronized Cavity Soliton Moille, Gregory Javid, Usman A. Chojnacky, Michal Shandilya, Pradyoth Menyuk, Curtis Srinivasan, Kartik Optics Kerr-induced synchronization (KIS) [1] involves the capture of a dissipative Kerr soliton (DKS) microcomb [2] tooth by a reference laser injected into the DKS resonator. This phase-locking behavior is described by an Adler equation whose analogous form describes numerous other physical systems [3], such as Josephson junctions [4]. We present an AC version of KIS whose behavior is similar to microwave-driven Josephson junctions, where periodic synchronization occurs as so-called Shapiro steps. We demonstrate consistent results in the AC-KIS dynamics predicted by the Adler model, Lugiato-Lefever equation, and experimental data from a chip-integrated microresonator system. The (integer) Shapiro steps in KIS can simply be explained as the sideband created through the reference laser phase modulation triggering the synchronization. Notably, our optical system allows for easy tuning of the Adler damping parameter, enabling the further observation of fractional-Shapiro steps, where the synchronization happens at a fraction of the driving microwave frequency. Here, we show that the comb tooth is indirectly captured thanks to a four-wave mixing Bragg-scattering process, leading to sub-comb mode-locking, and we demonstrate this experimentally through noise considerations. Our work opens the door to the study of synchronization phenomena in the context of microresonator frequency combs, synthesis of condensed-matter state analogues with DKSs, and the use of the fractional Shapiro steps for flexible and tunable access to the KIS regime. |
| title | AC-Josephson Effect and Sub-Comb Mode-Locking in a Kerr-Induced Synchronized Cavity Soliton |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08154 |