Title :
Resonant optical circuits based on coupling between whispering gallery modes in dielectric microresonators
Author :
Astratov, Vasily N. ; Franchak, J.P. ; Ashili, S.P. ; Cai, W. ; Hasan, M.-A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., North Carolina Univ., Charlotte, NC
Abstract :
It is shown that coupled resonator optical waveguides made from long chains of polystyrene microspheres with 1% size dispersion possess resonant transmission properties due to optical tunneling between fundamental whispering-gallery modes with attenuation ~20 dB/mm
Keywords :
dielectric resonators; micro-optics; microcavities; optical polymers; optical resonators; optical waveguides; whispering gallery modes; coupled resonator optical waveguides; dielectric microresonators; optical tunneling; polystyrene microspheres; resonant optical circuits; size dispersion; whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
