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Optical Frequency Comb Generation in Monolithic Microresonators
Optical Frequency Comb Generation in Monolithic Microresonators
This thesis presents an entirely novel approach for frequency comb generation based on nonlinear frequency conversion in micrometer sized optical resonators. Here, the comb generation process can be directly described in frequency domain as energy conserving interactions between four photons (four-photon mixing). This process is a result of extremely high light intensities that build up in microresonators with long photon storage times. The thesis is composed of four main parts that answer fundamental questions in the context of microresonator-based frequency comb generation as well as providing insights in the control and possible applications of this type of comb generators.
optical frequency comb, microresonators, four-wave mixing, photonics, metrology
Del'Haye, Pascal
2011
English
Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Del'Haye, Pascal (2011): Optical Frequency Comb Generation in Monolithic Microresonators. Dissertation, LMU München: Faculty of Physics
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This thesis presents an entirely novel approach for frequency comb generation based on nonlinear frequency conversion in micrometer sized optical resonators. Here, the comb generation process can be directly described in frequency domain as energy conserving interactions between four photons (four-photon mixing). This process is a result of extremely high light intensities that build up in microresonators with long photon storage times. The thesis is composed of four main parts that answer fundamental questions in the context of microresonator-based frequency comb generation as well as providing insights in the control and possible applications of this type of comb generators.