Coated spherical microresonators for cutting-edge photonics application

Author

Ristic, D. ; Mazzola, M. ; Chiappini, Andrea ; Armellini, Cristina ; Rasoloniaina, Alphonse ; Feron, Patrice ; Ramponi, Roberta ; Conti, G. Nunzi ; Pelli, Stefano ; Righini, Giancarlo C. ; Cibiel, Gilles ; Ivanda, M. ; Ferrari, Mauro

Author_Institution

Inst. Ruder Boskovic, Zagreb, Croatia

fYear

2014

fDate

26-30 May 2014

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

21

Abstract

We present some results regarding the coating of spherical microresonators and their different applications in photonics. The spherical microresonators high Q-factor and low mode volume make them perfect for a number of photonics applications. A thin film coating on the surface of the resonator using an optically active or passive layer can be used to modify signifactly the optical properties of the resonator. We have successfully coated the microresonators with a sol-gel derived coating and have studied the effect of the coating on different optical and spectroscopical properties of the microresonator.

Keywords

Q-factor; coatings; micromechanical resonators; sol-gel processing; thin films; Q-factor; coated spherical microresonators; cutting-edge photonics application; microresonators; optical properties; optically active layer; optically passive layer; photonics; sol-gel derived coating; spectroscopical properties; thin film coating; Coatings; Microcavities; Optical fibers; Optical films; Q-factor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014 37th International Convention on

Conference_Location

Opatija

Print_ISBN

978-953-233-081-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MIPRO.2014.6859525

Filename

6859525