Title :
Demonstration of high-Q microspheres in indium fluoride, a versatile new mid-IR class
Author :
Jain, R.K. ; Way, B. ; Klopfer, M. ; Small, I. ; Saad, M. ; Hossein-Zadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater. (CHTM), Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated fabrication of high-Q WGM (Whispering Gallery Mode) optical microcavities for the first time in indium fluoride, a relatively new glass of great promise for mid-IR comb generation and sensing applications. Intrinsic quality factors of 3×106 have already been demonstrated.
Keywords :
Q-factor; indium compounds; micro-optics; microcavities; microfabrication; optical fabrication; optical glass; whispering gallery modes; InF3; high-Q WGM optical microcavities; high-Q microspheres; indium fluoride; mid-IR comb generation; mid-IR glass; quality factors; sensing applications; whispering gallery mode; Fabrication; Glass; Heating; Indium; Microcavities; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358828
