Stable Dissipative Kerr Solitons in a AlGaAs Microresonator Through Cryogenic Operation

Authors :: Lin Chang
Marcelo Davanco
Kartik Srinivasan
Weiqiang Xie
Gregory Moille
John E. Bowers
Xiyuan Lu
Source :: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Optica Publishing Group, 2020.
Abstract: We demonstrate stable microresonator Kerr solitons in an Alo^Gao.gAs-on-insulator resonator thanks to cryogenic quenching of the thermorefractive effect. Reaching such a phase-stable state is a prerequisite to fully exploit the potential of this platform.

Subjects :: Quenching
Nonlinear absorption
Materials science
Crystalline materials
Physics::Optics
02 engineering and technology
Cryogenics
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
010309 optics
Optical pumping
Resonator
0103 physical sciences
Dissipative system
Atomic physics
0210 nano-technology
Nonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and Solitons

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