Quantum and classical noise characteristics of parametrically driven cavity solitons in dispersive Kerr resonators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29321v1
• Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 03:50:50 GMT
• Title: Quantum and classical noise characteristics of parametrically driven cavity solitons in dispersive Kerr resonators
• Abstract summary: We report on a theoretical study that elucidates how technical and quantum fluctuations impact a new type of soliton structure.<n>The pure-Kerr parametrically driven cavity soliton (PDCS) can offer unprecedented performance in noise-sensitive photonic applications.<n>Our results demonstrate that pure-Kerr PDCSs can offer unprecedented performance in noise-sensitive photonic applications.
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• Abstract: Temporal cavity solitons generated in monochromatically driven dispersive Kerr resonators offer an attractive avenue for on-chip optical frequency comb generation. Key to many of their applications is to understand how noise -- both technical and quantum -- affects the soliton states, which has accordingly been extensively investigated. Here, we report on a comprehensive theoretical study that elucidates how technical and quantum fluctuations impact a new type of soliton structure that has very recently been predicted and observed in dispersive Kerr resonators under conditions of bichromatic driving: the pure-Kerr parametrically driven cavity soliton (PDCS). We examine how classical laser phase noise transfers from the two pump fields onto the soliton frequency comb, and we calculate the solitons' fundamental quantum-limited timing jitter and two-mode squeezing spectra. In each case, we find that PDCSs can out-perform conventional cavity solitons with comparable characteristics, even when driven by two uncorrelated lasers. Our results demonstrate that pure-Kerr PDCSs can offer unprecedented performance in noise-sensitive photonic applications and as a quantum resource

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