Open AccessKerr parametric oscillations and frequency comb generation from dispersion compensated silica micro-bubble resonators
Author(s) -
Ming Li,
Xiang Wu,
Liying Liu,
Lei Xu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.016908
Subject(s) - resonator , materials science , dispersion (optics) , optics , oscillation (cell signaling) , bubble , parametric statistics , optoelectronics , physics , statistics , mathematics , biology , mechanics , genetics
Silica micro-bubble resonators (MBRs) with cavity quality factor as high as Q = 5 × 10(7) are fabricated. The total dispersion of MBRs is analyzed. The thin-wall structure opens a new anomalous dispersion window and thus supports the dispersion compensation for hyper-parametric frequency conversion processes. Experimentally, Kerr parametric oscillation is observed in a 136 μm diameter MBR, frequency comb generation is also realized. Meanwhile the same nonlinear process is not allowed in solid silica spheres with size smaller than 150 μm.