• DocumentCode
    1689326
  • Title

    Dynamical photothermal response of optical whispering-gallery silica microresonators in helium-4 cryogenic environments

  • Author

    Zhou, Xiaoqing ; Rivière, Rémi ; Arcizet, Olivier ; Schliesser, Albert ; Kippenberg, Tobias J.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present optical measurements of the photothermal response of a whispering-gallery silica microresonator in a helium-4 exchange gas cryostat. Using transient-mode numerical simulations, we discuss the various heat propagation mechanisms.
  • Keywords
    cryostats; helium; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; numerical analysis; photothermal effects; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; SiO2; dynamical photothermal response; heat propagation mechanisms; helium-4 cryogenic environments; helium-4 exchange gas cryostat; optical measurements; optical whispering-gallery silica microresonators; transient-mode numerical simulations; Cryogenics; Heating; Microcavities; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6327013