Frequency comb generation in optical microcavities

• Grant number: 16/05038-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: June 01, 2016
• End date: February 28, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Silva Wiederhecker
• Grantee: Laís Fujii dos Santos
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/17765-7 - Nanophotonics in Group IV and III-V semiconductors, AP.JP

Abstract

Optical microcavities combine high quality factors and small modal areas to enhance the intensity of intracavity light, which enables the exploration of nonlinear optical phenomena. In this master's thesis, we study frequency comb generation in silica microdisks through four wave mixing, a third order nonlinear effect. Several applications follow from this absolute frequency reference, with easy implementation to photonic microchips.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

INGA, M.. Dispersion tailoring in wedge microcavities for Kerr comb generation. OPTICS LETTERS, v. 45, n. 12, JUN 15 2020. (12/17610-3, 16/05038-4, 18/15577-5, 18/15580-6, 18/21311-8, 18/25339-4, 12/17765-7)

SOARES, JORGE H.; DOS SANTOS, LAIS FUJII; SANTOS, FELIPE G. S.; INGA, MARVYN; ESPINEL, YOVANNY A. V.; WIEDERHECKER, GUSTAVO S.; ALEGRE, THIAGO P. MAYER. Third-harmonic generation in silica wedge resonators. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS, v. 40, n. 6, p. 6-pg., 2023-06-01. (16/05038-4, 12/17610-3, 18/21311-8, 12/17765-7, 18/15577-5, 18/15580-6, 15/22178-1, 18/25339-4, 13/06360-9)

SANTOS, LAIS F.; INGA, MARVYN; SOARES, JORGE H.; MAYER ALEGRE, T. P.; WIEDERHECKER, G. S.; IEEE. Dispersion Control in Silicon Oxide Wedge Microdisks. 2018 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO), v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2018-01-01. (16/05038-4, 12/17765-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SANTOS, Laís Fujii dos. Engenharia de dispersão e geração de pentes de frequência em microdiscos de óxido de silício. 2018. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin Campinas, SP.