Kerr frequency combs @ OFC 2018 (11 – 15 March)

In a few days the Optical Fiber CommunicationsConference is starting in San Diego and, although not nearly as many as for Photonics West or CLEO, a few presentation do feature Kerr frequency combs in microresonators. Below is a list of relevant contributions from the program.

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Kerr frequency combs @ Photonics West 2018 (27 January – 1 February)

For all of those who plan to attend Photonics West 2018 in San Francisco in a months from now, there are quite some presentations on Kerr frequency combs including some in two dedicated sessions. Below, after the link is a short overview of the relevant talks I found in the current program as PDF. And we might meet as I plan to be there as well.

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Kerr frequency combs at Photonics West 2017

San Francisco - Home of Photonics West

With Photonics West 2017 one of the big conferences in optics and in particular for telecom is coming up. Time to have a look at the program of this edition and to see, what to expect for the field of Kerr frequency combs.

There are two dedicated session directly on the first day, Monday, 30 January:

  • Monday, 30 January, 1:10 PM to 3:15 PM: Frequency Combs with Optical Resonators I, Chair: Konstantin L. Vodopyanov
  • Monday, 30 January, 3:45 PM to 6:05 PM: Frequency Combs with Optical Resonators I, Chair: Andrea M. Armani

For a list of talks also outside these session see below.

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Kerr frequency combs @ MFCA 2016 (6 to 10 July)

Group picture of the attendees of the MFCA2014 workshop.
Group picture of the attendees of the MFCA2014 workshop.

Well, as the MFCA spells out as “Nanotera workshop on Microresonator Frequency Combs: theory and Applications” it is basically all about Kerr frequency combs. See the program here.

From the first edition in 2014 (see picture above) I can say that I enjoyed seeing so many people who work in our field in one place. I was particularly happy about the more relaxed atmosphere compared to most conferences. Actually, the idea for this blog was born as an afterthought of the MFCA2014. It just took me some time to realize it.

Side note: the lake is only about 15min walk from the hotel but the water is pretty cold even during that time. So, think about bringing your wetsuit if you plan to go for a longer swim!

Disclaimer: I do my PhD in the group that is organizing this workshop.

Kerr frequency combs @ CLEO (5 to 10 June)

Dedicated sessions:

  • Monday 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM:
    FM2A. Microresonator and Combs
    Presider(s): Kerry Vahala
    Executive Ballroom 210A (Convention Center)
  • Tuesday 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM:
    STu1H. Micro Resonators and Kerr Combs
    Presider(s): Guanhao Wu
    Executive Ballroom 210H (Convention Center)
  • Tuesday 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM:
    STu3Q. Microresonator Combs I
    Presider(s): Miro Erkintalo
    Salon IV (Marriott)
  • Tuesday 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM:
    STu4Q. Microresonator Combs II
    Presider(s): Curtis Menyuk
    Salon IV (Marriott)
  • Wednesday 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM:
    SW1E. Microresonator Frequency Combs I
    Presider(s): Paulina Kuo
    Executive Ballroom 210E (Convention Center)

List of individual presentations below.

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