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Spectral extension and synchronization of microcombs in a single microresonator

Two optical spectra from 1300 to 1800 nm: a two-soliton spectrum in red (a) and a single-soliton spectrum in blue (b)

Broadband frequency combs are a key enabling technology for frequency metrology and spectroscopy. Here, we demonstrate that the spectrum of a soliton microcomb can be extended by bi-chromatic pumping resulting in two combs that synchronize their repetition rate via cross-phase modulation. Read more: Nat Commun **11,**6384 (2020)