Title :
Whispering-Gallery Microsensors and Microlasers
Author :
Rosenberger, A.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK
Abstract :
The high-Q whispering-gallery modes of fused-silica microresonators have enabled the development of intracavity-absorption chemical sensors and ultralow-threshold quantum-dot lasers. The sensors can have effective absorption pathlengths of meters, and the lasers have pump thresholds of a few hundred nanowatts. Some examples of both applications will be presented.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; microcavity lasers; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; quantum dot lasers; whispering gallery modes; absorption pathlengths; fused-silica microresonators; intracavity-absorption chemical sensors; pump thresholds; ultralow-threshold quantum-dot lasers; whispering-gallery microlasers; whispering-gallery microsensors; whispering-gallery modes; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Chemical sensors; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Microcavities; Microsensors; Pump lasers; Quantum dot lasers; Whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391545
