Bi-stability and period-doubling cascade of frequency combs in exceptional-point lasers
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| author | Gao, Xingwei He, Hao Chow, Weng W. Cerjan, Alexander Hsu, Chia Wei |
| author_facet | Gao, Xingwei He, Hao Chow, Weng W. Cerjan, Alexander Hsu, Chia Wei |
| contents | Recent studies have demonstrated that a laser can self-generate frequency combs when tuned near an exceptional point (EP), where two cavity modes coalesce. These EP combs induce periodic modulation of the population inversion in the gain medium, and their repetition rate is independent of the laser cavity's free spectral range. In this work, we perform a stability analysis that reveals two notable properties of EP combs, bi-stability and a period-doubling cascade. The period-doubling cascade enables halving of the repetition rate while maintaining the comb's total bandwidth, presenting opportunities for the design of highly compact frequency comb generators. |
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| spellingShingle | Bi-stability and period-doubling cascade of frequency combs in exceptional-point lasers Gao, Xingwei He, Hao Chow, Weng W. Cerjan, Alexander Hsu, Chia Wei Optics Recent studies have demonstrated that a laser can self-generate frequency combs when tuned near an exceptional point (EP), where two cavity modes coalesce. These EP combs induce periodic modulation of the population inversion in the gain medium, and their repetition rate is independent of the laser cavity's free spectral range. In this work, we perform a stability analysis that reveals two notable properties of EP combs, bi-stability and a period-doubling cascade. The period-doubling cascade enables halving of the repetition rate while maintaining the comb's total bandwidth, presenting opportunities for the design of highly compact frequency comb generators. |
| title | Bi-stability and period-doubling cascade of frequency combs in exceptional-point lasers |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14223 |