Microcombs are strong contenders for attaining the frequency stability and performance of standard passively modelocked lasers on a chip scale. Understanding the optical phase noise dynamics in soliton microcombs and enhancing the power efficiency are crucial directions for the development of ultra-low timing jitter pulsed sources on-chip with enhanced repetition rate stability and ultra-low optical linewidth.
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