• DocumentCode
    1322978
  • Title

    Faraday Effect in High- Q Whispering-Gallery Mode Optical Cavities

  • Author

    Lan, Shoufeng ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    872
  • Lastpage
    880
  • Abstract
    The general theory of Faraday rotation in high-Q whispering-gallery (WG) mode optical cavities is investigated. We have derived a matrix equation for the transmitted optical field through a WG mode optical cavity in a time-independent magnetic field. Using the corresponding mathematical framework, we have studied the behavior of the output power spectrum as a function of the magnetic field strength for a typical WG mode optical cavity. The effects of input polarization, optical quality factor, and cavity diameter on the magnetic response are studied.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; nonlinear optics; optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; Faraday effect; Faraday rotation; cavity diameter; high-q whispering-gallery mode optical cavities; input polarization; magnetic response; matrix equation; optical quality factor; time-independent magnetic field; transmitted optical field; Cavity resonators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Optical cavities; light-material interactions; nonlinear optical effects; theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1943-0655
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2168514
  • Filename
    6021330
    • Link To Document
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