title: Mode-locked Kerr frequency combs.
abstract: We analyze a mode-locked regime in Kerr frequency combs generated in nonlinear microresonators. Using damped driven nonlinear Schrödinger equations we show that the combs can produce subpicosecond optical pulses when the resonators are characterized with a small enough anomalous group velocity dispersion. We provide an analytical solution of the problem for the case of small damping.
authors.affiliation: OEwaves Inc., 2555 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91107, USA. andrey.matsko@oewaves.com
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Matsko
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Savchenkov
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Ilchenko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seidel
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maleki