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Enhancing Microcomb Efficiency via Pump Recycling in a Chip-Integrated Gain Medium

Gaafar, Mahmoud A.
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Ruhnke, Bastian
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Wildi, Thibault
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June 23, 2025
2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference

Continuous-wave (CW) laser-driven integrated Kerr microresonators enable broadband optical frequency combs with high repetition rates and low threshold power, in a compact footprint. A drawback of such microcombs is the low conversion efficiency from the pump laser to the comb lines, which is often in the few percent range or below. In recent works, improved conversion efficiency has been demonstrated by leveraging soliton crystal states [1], interferometric back-coupling to suppress the residual pump light [2], or tuning the resonance frequency of the pumped mode [3]. While these approaches achieve improved conversion efficiency, they add complexity to the design and operation of the system, relying on non-deterministic states, dynamic control, and/or a potentially reduced number of comb lines.

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DOI
10.1109/cleo/europe-eqec65582.2025.11110140
Author(s)
Gaafar, Mahmoud A.
Ruhnke, Bastian
Wildi, Thibault
Ludwig, Markus
Ulanov, Alexander
Voumard, Thibault
Wang, Kai
Sinobad, Milan
Lorenzen, Jan
Francis, Henry
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Date Issued

2025-06-23

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IEEE

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2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
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979-8-3315-1252-1

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REVIEWED

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2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference

CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025

Munich, Germany

2025-06-23 - 2025-06-27

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European Research Council

853564

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August 26, 2025
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