Temporal dynamics of Kerr frequency combs in whispering-gallery mode resonators

Aurélien Coillet (1) , Irina Balakireva (1) , Rémi Henriet (1) , Laurent Larger (1) , Yanne Kouomou Chembo (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

Based on a modal description of the evolution of the mode's amplitude in a whispering-gallery mode resonator, we numerically study the generation of Kerr combs. We show that a stable primary comb appear for pump power slightly above threshold, enabling potential applications in metrology. For high input power however, chaotic signals are observed.

Domaines: Optique / photonique; Optique [physics.optics]

Aurélien Coillet, Irina Balakireva, Rémi Henriet, Laurent Larger, Yanne Kouomou Chembo. Temporal dynamics of Kerr frequency combs in whispering-gallery mode resonators. Proceedings 8600 of SPIE Conference Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XV, Jan 2013, United States. pp.860013. ⟨hal-00914518⟩