Gain Through Loss Frequency Comb Generation in Fiber Oscillators

A M Perego (1) , F Bessin (2) , M Conforti (2) , A Kudlinski (2) , S K Turitsyn (1) , A Mussot (2)

1 Photonics Research Group, Aston University
2 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523

We present a novel method to generate optical frequency combs in normal dispersion driven nonlinear resonators exploiting a filter induced modulation instability which enables selective waves amplification through losses. We demonstrate frequency comb generation in a fiber resonator with line spacing tuneability exceeding 100 GHz.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

A M Perego, F Bessin, M Conforti, A Kudlinski, S K Turitsyn, et al.. Gain Through Loss Frequency Comb Generation in Fiber Oscillators. ECOC 2020, Dec 2020, Brussels (virtual), Belgium. ⟨10.1109/ECOC48923.2020.9333385⟩. ⟨hal-03442188⟩