Title :
Characterization of the effect of small perturbations on the optical modes in high Q microdisk cavities
Author :
Eftekhar, Ali Asghar ; Soltani, Mohammad ; Yegnanarayanan, Siva ; Adibi, Ali
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
We have investigated the effect of small perturbations on the optical modes in a silicon microdisk using a NSOM system. The scattering loss and mode coupling due to NSOM tip and cavity interactions are studied.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; light scattering; micro-optics; microcavities; optical microscopy; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon; NSOM system; Si; cavity interactions; coupled waveguide microdisk cavity structure; high Q microdisk cavity; mode coupling; optical modes; scattering loss; silicon microdisk; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Resonance light scattering; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (180.4243) Near-field microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688616
