Silicon-Chip-Based Brillouin Lasers and Soliton Microcombs using an Integrated Ultra-High-Q Silica Resonator

A monolithic ultra-high-Q silica resonator featuring an integrated silicon-nitride waveguide is described. The resonator can be configured for either high-coherence Brillouin laser action or stable microwave-rate mode locking over C-band at low pumping power.

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