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Self-referenced frequency combs using high-efficiency silicon nitride waveguides
Published
Author(s)
David R. Carlson, Daniel D. Hickstein, Alexander J. Lind, Stefan Droste, Daron A. Westly, Nima Nader, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury, Kartik A. Srinivasan, Scott A. Diddams, Scott B. Papp
Abstract
We utilize silicon nitride waveguides to self-reference telecom-wavelength fiber frequency combs through supercontinuum generation using less than 15 mW total optical average power. This is approximately ten times lower than conventional approaches using nonlinear fibers and is enabled by low-loss (
Carlson, D.
, Hickstein, D.
, Lind, A.
, Droste, S.
, Westly, D.
, Nader, N.
, Coddington, I.
, Newbury, N.
, Srinivasan, K.
, Diddams, S.
and Papp, S.
(2017),
Self-referenced frequency combs using high-efficiency silicon nitride waveguides, Optics Letters
(Accessed October 8, 2025)