Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Silvestri, Carlo, Widjaja, Justin, Lin, Austin, de Sterke, C. Martijn, Runge, Antoine F. J.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.07209
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866917863962443776
author Silvestri, Carlo
Widjaja, Justin
Lin, Austin
de Sterke, C. Martijn
Runge, Antoine F. J.
author_facet Silvestri, Carlo
Widjaja, Justin
Lin, Austin
de Sterke, C. Martijn
Runge, Antoine F. J.
contents We present a general theory of multicolor soliton microcombs. These frequency combs require specially engineered dispersion and have an optical spectrum consisting of multiple spectral windows, centered at distinct frequencies. Our theory is based on a multiple-scale approach applied to the Lugiato-Lefever equation, and provides a framework to investigate different pumping configurations. For multi-frequency pumping, we predict a progressively lower pumping threshold as the number of spectral windows increases due to an enhancement of the effective nonlinear parameter. However, multi-frequency pumping is not a prerequisite for the formation of these combs and can emerge even with a single driving field. Our theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2412_07209
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Theory of multicolor soliton microcombs
Silvestri, Carlo
Widjaja, Justin
Lin, Austin
de Sterke, C. Martijn
Runge, Antoine F. J.
Optics
We present a general theory of multicolor soliton microcombs. These frequency combs require specially engineered dispersion and have an optical spectrum consisting of multiple spectral windows, centered at distinct frequencies. Our theory is based on a multiple-scale approach applied to the Lugiato-Lefever equation, and provides a framework to investigate different pumping configurations. For multi-frequency pumping, we predict a progressively lower pumping threshold as the number of spectral windows increases due to an enhancement of the effective nonlinear parameter. However, multi-frequency pumping is not a prerequisite for the formation of these combs and can emerge even with a single driving field. Our theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
title Theory of multicolor soliton microcombs
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.07209