https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328707013
Synthetic Self-injection Locked Microcombs for Deterministic Single Soliton Operation
1 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
2 Enlightra Sarl, Rue de Lausanne 64, 1020 Renens, Switzerland
3 Physics Department, Universität Hamburg UHH, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
* e-mail: tobias.herr@desy.de
Published online: 18 October 2023
Self-injection locking to a photonic crystal ring-microresonator with synthetic back-reflection is demonstrated for the first time. The on-chip system permits deterministic generation of exclusively single-soliton microcombs and does not rely on random backscattering from defects or imperfections.
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