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. 2023 Jun 12;14:3467. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39229-3

Fig. 2. Soliton microcombs with different repetition rates.

Fig. 2

a–c, f Optical spectra of soliton combs with repetition rates of 200, 44.84, 19.82, and 13.5 GHz, respectively, which are produced in LN comb resonators with radii of 100 (a), 450 (b), 1020 (c), and 1500 μm (f). The corresponding on-chip pump power is 33 (a), 396 (b), 282 (c), and 400 mW (f), respectively. In a, c, f, the pump mode was filtered out by a fiber Bragg grating filter. The right panel in b shows the electrical spectrum of the detected microwave signal from the 44.84 GHz soliton comb. The resolution bandwidth (RBW) of the RF spectrum is 500 Hz. d and e Electrical spectrum and phase noise of the detected 19.82 GHz microwave signal produced by the soliton comb shown in (c). The soliton comb was boosted by an optical amplifier before it is detected by a high-speed detector. g and h Same as d and e but for the 13.5 GHz soliton comb shown in (f). In d and g, the RBW of the RF spectrum is 200 Hz. In all figures, the devices are free running without active feedback, and the pump-laser-cavity detuning is self-stabilized by the photorefractive effect.