A Quantum Walk Comb Source at Telecommunication Wavelengths
Fuente:
arXiv
Enregistré dans:
| Auteurs principaux: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Preprint |
| Publié: |
2024
|
| Sujets: | |
| Accès en ligne: | |
| Tags: |
Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
|
| _version_ | 1866916479109169152 |
|---|---|
| author | Marzban, Bahareh Miller, Lucius Dikopoltsev, Alexander Bertrand, Mathieu Scalari, Giacomo Faist, Jérôme |
| author_facet | Marzban, Bahareh Miller, Lucius Dikopoltsev, Alexander Bertrand, Mathieu Scalari, Giacomo Faist, Jérôme |
| contents | We demonstrate a quantum walk comb in synthetic frequency space formed by externally modulating a semiconductor optical amplifier operating in the telecommunication wavelength range in a unidirectional ring cavity. The ultrafast gain saturation dynamics of the gain medium and its operation at high current injections is responsible for the stabilization of the comb in a broad frequency modulated state. Our device produces a nearly flat broadband comb with a tunable repetition frequency reaching a bandwidth of 1.8THz at the fundamental repetition rate of 1GHz while remaining fully locked to the RF drive. Comb operation at harmonics of the repetition rate up to 14.1GHz is also demonstrated. This approach paves the way for next-generation optical frequency comb devices with potential applications in precision ranging and high-speed communications. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2411_08280 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | A Quantum Walk Comb Source at Telecommunication Wavelengths Marzban, Bahareh Miller, Lucius Dikopoltsev, Alexander Bertrand, Mathieu Scalari, Giacomo Faist, Jérôme Optics We demonstrate a quantum walk comb in synthetic frequency space formed by externally modulating a semiconductor optical amplifier operating in the telecommunication wavelength range in a unidirectional ring cavity. The ultrafast gain saturation dynamics of the gain medium and its operation at high current injections is responsible for the stabilization of the comb in a broad frequency modulated state. Our device produces a nearly flat broadband comb with a tunable repetition frequency reaching a bandwidth of 1.8THz at the fundamental repetition rate of 1GHz while remaining fully locked to the RF drive. Comb operation at harmonics of the repetition rate up to 14.1GHz is also demonstrated. This approach paves the way for next-generation optical frequency comb devices with potential applications in precision ranging and high-speed communications. |
| title | A Quantum Walk Comb Source at Telecommunication Wavelengths |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08280 |