Yi, Xu and Yang, Qi-Fan and Yang, Ki Youl and Vahala, Kerry (2016) Theory and measurement of the soliton self-frequency shift and efficiency in optical microcavities. Optics Letters, 41 (15). pp. 3419-3422. ISSN 0146-9592. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20160729-111845670
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Abstract
Dissipative Kerr cavity solitons experience a so-called self-frequency shift (SFS) as a result of Raman interactions. The frequency shift has been observed in several microcavity systems. The Raman process has also been shown numerically to influence the soliton pumping efficiency. Here, a perturbed Lagrangian approach is used to derive simple analytical expressions for the SFS and the soliton efficiency. The predicted dependences of these quantities on soliton pulse width are compared with measurements in a high-Q silica microcavity. The Raman time constant in silica is also inferred. Analytical expressions for the Raman SFS and soliton efficiency greatly simplify the prediction of soliton behavior over a wide range of microcavity platforms.
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Additional Information: | © 2016 Optical Society of America. Received 23 March 2016; revised 21 June 2016; accepted 27 June 2016; posted 27 June 2016 (Doc. ID 261694); published 19 July 2016. The authors thank Xueyue Zhang for checking the derivations in this paper and for confirming that the relation between B and τ_s follows from variation of the Raman-perturbed system. Funding: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under the QuASAR and PULSE programs; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Kavli Nanoscience Institute; National Science Foundation (NSF) Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, a NSF Physics Frontiers Center; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. | |||||||||||||||
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Issue or Number: | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Classification Code: | (140.3945) Microcavities; (190.5650) Raman effect; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics | |||||||||||||||
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Official Citation: | Xu Yi, Qi-Fan Yang, Ki Youl Yang, and Kerry Vahala, "Theory and measurement of the soliton self-frequency shift and efficiency in optical microcavities," Opt. Lett. 41, 3419-3422 (2016) | |||||||||||||||
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Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 29 Jul 2016 18:30 | |||||||||||||||
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