Spectral Dynamics in Broadband Frequency Combs with Overlapping Harmonics

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Abstract
Optical frequency combs and their spectra of evenly spaced discrete laser lines are essential to modern time and frequency metrology. Recent advances in integrated photonic waveguides enable efficient nonlinear broadening of an initially narrowband frequency comb to multi-octave bandwidth. Here, we study the nonlinear dynamics in the generation of such ultrabroadband spectra where different harmonics of the comb can overlap. We show that a set of interleaved combs with different offset frequencies extending across the entire spectrum can emerge, which can be arranged into a practically evenly spaced ultrabroadband frequency comb when the initial comb is offset-free.
Funding Information
  • European Research Council (853564)
  • European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency (101046920)
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (00020_182598)
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron

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