• DocumentCode
    2577421
  • Title

    Inherently directional lasing from a thermal-induced-deformation high-Q microcavity

  • Author

    Xiao, Yun-Feng ; Dong, Chun-Hua ; Zou, Chang-Ling ; Han, Zheng-Fu ; Yang, Lan ; Guo, Guang-Can

  • Author_Institution
    Key Lab. of Quantum Inf., Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    22-26 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    We experimentally report a novel asymmetrical spherical microcavity with thermal-induced deformation, in which whispering gallery modes possess not only ultra-high quality factors (Q) but also remarkably directional escape emission from the microsphere boundary.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser modes; microcavities; whispering gallery modes; asymmetrical spherical microcavity; inherently directional lasing; thermal-induced-deformation high-Q microcavity; whispering gallery modes; Laser excitation; Microcavities; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Q factor; Shape; Stimulated emission; Thermal engineering; Thermal factors; Two dimensional displays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2625-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2626-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598716
  • Filename
    4598716