2025/12/28 by Miezel Talara, Yu Tokizane, Talara, Miezel +17
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Advanced Photonic Communication Systems #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2512.22752
openalex publication_date 2025/12/28 · openalex created_date 2025/12/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We demonstrate a compact stabilization scheme for terahertz (THz) sources by exploiting the complementary advantages of microresonator-based optical frequency combs (microcombs) and resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs). A microcomb-driven photomixing THz signal is employed as the master for injection locking of an RTD, enabling faithful transfer of the microcomb stability into the RTD. Using this approach, the free-running RTD linewidth of 50 MHz was narrowed to 165 Hz, while the single-sideband phase noise reached -80 dBc/Hz at a 10 kHz offset with a locking range of 80 MHz. Compared with conventional electronic frequency multiplier or fiber-comb-based schemes, this method avoids high-order frequency multiplication and associated noise penalties, offering a compact and practical alternative. The dual functionality of linewidth narrowing and power scalability highlights the potential of microcomb-assisted injection locking as a route toward chip-scale, spectrally pure THz sources for beyond-5G/6G wireless communication and radar, with prospects for future extension to time-frequency metrology and precision sensing.