Third-order chromatic dispersion stabilizes Kerr frequency combs

Opt Lett. 2014 May 15;39(10):2971-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.002971.

Abstract

Using numerical simulations of an extended Lugiato-Lefever equation we analyze the stability and nonlinear dynamics of Kerr frequency combs generated in microresonators and fiber resonators, taking into account third-order dispersion effects. We show that cavity solitons underlying Kerr frequency combs, normally sensitive to oscillatory and chaotic instabilities, are stabilized in a wide range of parameter space by third-order dispersion. Moreover, we demonstrate how the snaking structure organizing compound states of multiple cavity solitons is qualitatively changed by third-order dispersion, promoting an increased stability of Kerr combs underlined by a single cavity soliton.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Artifacts*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation