Publications

2008

Full Stabilization of a Microresonator-Based Optical Frequency Comb

Pascal Del'Haye, Olivier Arcizet, Albert Schliesser, Ronald Holzwarth, Tobias J. Kippenberg

Physical Review Letters 101 (5) 053903 (2008) | Journal | PDF

Full Stabilization of a Microresonator-Based Optical Frequency Comb

Pascal Del'Haye, Olivier Arcizet, Albert Schliesser, Ronald Holzwarth, Tobias J. Kippenberg

Physical Review Letters 101 (5) 053903 (2008) | Journal

We demonstrate control and stabilization of an optical frequency comb generated by four-wave mixing in a monolithic microresonator with a mode spacing in the microwave regime (86 GHz). The comb parameters (mode spacing and offset frequency) are controlled via the power and the frequency of the pump laser, which constitutes one of the comb modes. Furthermore, generation of a microwave beat note at the comb's mode spacing frequency is demonstrated, enabling direct stabilization to a microwave frequency standard.

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