Counter-rotating cavity solitons in a silicon nitride microresonator

Opt Lett. 2018 Feb 1;43(3):547-550. doi: 10.1364/OL.43.000547.

Abstract

We demonstrate the generation of counter-rotating cavity solitons in a silicon nitride microresonator using a fixed, single-frequency laser. We demonstrate a dual three-soliton state with a difference in the repetition rates of the soliton trains that can be tuned by varying the ratio of pump powers in the two directions. Such a system enables a highly compact, tunable dual comb source that can be used for applications such as spectroscopy and distance ranging.