METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EQUALIZED OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION
First Claim
1. An optical device for generating a frequency comb, the optical device comprising:
- an optical source operable to provide at least two input optical waves characterized by a first input frequency and a second input frequency, respectively, wherein the first input frequency and the second input frequency are separated by a frequency spacing;
a first waveguide comprising a nonlinear optical medium characterized by a nonlinear optical response and operable to mix the at least two input optical waves to generate a plurality of first optical waves characterized by respective first frequencies separated from each other by the frequency spacing; and
a second waveguide concatenated to the first waveguide, wherein the second waveguide is characterized by a first dispersion characteristics such that the second waveguide is operable to compress the waveforms of the plurality of first optical waves.
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Abstract
An optical device for generating a frequency comb includes an optical source and a first waveguide comprising a nonlinear optical medium operable to mix at least two input optical waves to generate a plurality of first optical waves. The optical device also includes a second waveguide concatenated to the first waveguide and characterized by a first dispersion characteristics and operable to compress the waveforms of the plurality of first optical waves and to reduce a frequency chirp introduced by the first waveguide. The optical device additionally includes a third waveguide concatenated to the second waveguide. The third waveguide comprises a nonlinear optical medium and is operable to mix the plurality of first optical waves to generate a plurality of second optical waves and to increase a total number of second optical waves with respect to a total number of first optical waves.
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1. An optical device for generating a frequency comb, the optical device comprising:
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an optical source operable to provide at least two input optical waves characterized by a first input frequency and a second input frequency, respectively, wherein the first input frequency and the second input frequency are separated by a frequency spacing; a first waveguide comprising a nonlinear optical medium characterized by a nonlinear optical response and operable to mix the at least two input optical waves to generate a plurality of first optical waves characterized by respective first frequencies separated from each other by the frequency spacing; and a second waveguide concatenated to the first waveguide, wherein the second waveguide is characterized by a first dispersion characteristics such that the second waveguide is operable to compress the waveforms of the plurality of first optical waves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of generating a frequency comb comprising:
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providing at least two input optical waves characterized by respective input frequencies separated from each other by a frequency spacing; mixing, via a first waveguide, the at least two input optical waves to provide a plurality of first optical waves characterized by respective first frequencies separated from each other by the frequency spacing, wherein the first waveguide comprises a nonlinear optical medium; and compressing, via a second waveguide concatenated to the first waveguide, the plurality of first optical waves to provide a plurality of first compressed optical waves. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An optical device for generating a frequency comb, the optical device comprising:
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an optical source operable to provide at least two input optical waves characterized by a first input frequency and a second input frequency, respectively, wherein the first input frequency and the second input frequency are separated by a frequency spacing; and a first waveguide comprising a nonlinear optical medium characterized by a nonlinear optical response and operable to mix the at least two input optical waves to generate a plurality of first optical waves characterized by respective first frequencies separated from each other by the frequency spacing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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