Title :
Sagnac effect and frequency splitting in rotating optical microcavities
Author :
Harayama, Takahisa ; Sunada, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nonlinear Sci., ATR Wave Eng. Lab., Seika
Abstract :
The Sagnac effect in rotating microcavities is studied theoretically and numerically. The frequency splitting due to the Sagnac effect occurs as a threshold-like phenomenon for the angular velocity in a rotating microcavity. Above the threshold, the eigenfunctions of a rotating microcavity become rotating waves while they are standing waves below the threshold.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; perturbation theory; Sagnac effect; angular velocity; frequency splitting; rotating optical microcavities; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Gyroscopes; Microcavities; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Resonance; Ring lasers; Sagnac interferometers; Sagnac effect; frequency splitting; general theory of relativity; microcavity; rotation;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598724
