Title :
Whispering gallery resonators for the quadratic nonlinear generation of light with less than one hundred molecules
Author :
Martorell, Jordi ; Juarez, J. L Dominguez ; Kozyreff, G.
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
At least 1 billion molecules are typically required to generate detectable light through an optical nonlinear process. By trapping the light in the whispering gallery modes we observed second harmonic light from less than 100 molecules.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical resonators; radiation pressure; whispering gallery modes; light trapping; optical nonlinear process; quadratic nonlinear generation; second harmonic light; whispering gallery resonators; Measurement by laser beam; Noise measurement; Optical frequency conversion; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110430
