Synchronization of coupled optical microresonators
arXiv:1806.02328 · doi:10.1038/s41566-018-0261-x
Abstract
The phenomenon of synchronization occurs universally across the natural sciences and provides critical insight into the behavior of coupled nonlinear dynamical systems. It also offers a powerful approach to robust frequency or temporal locking in diverse applications including communications, superconductors, and photonics. Here we report the experimental synchronization of two coupled soliton modelocked chip-based frequency combs separated over distances of 20 m. We show that such a system obeys the universal Kuramoto model for synchronization and that the cavity solitons from the microresonators can be coherently combined which overcomes the fundamental power limit of microresonator-based combs. This study could significantly expand applications of microresonator combs, and with its capability for massive integration, offers a chip-based photonic platform for exploring complex nonlinear systems.
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