Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 12, 121401(2021)

Low-noise amplification of dissipative Kerr soliton microcomb lines via optical injection locking lasers

Qiang Zhang1, Boyuan Liu1, Qin Wen1, Jinhui Qin1, Yong Geng1, Qiang Zhou2, Guangwei Deng2, Kun Qiu1, and Heng Zhou1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communication Networks, School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • 2Information and Quantum Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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    Qiang Zhang, Boyuan Liu, Qin Wen, Jinhui Qin, Yong Geng, Qiang Zhou, Guangwei Deng, Kun Qiu, Heng Zhou. Low-noise amplification of dissipative Kerr soliton microcomb lines via optical injection locking lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 121401

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    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Mar. 15, 2021

    Accepted: May. 21, 2021

    Posted: May. 25, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 14, 2021

    The Author Email: Heng Zhou (zhouheng@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.121401

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