DocumentCode
2747110
Title
Resonant coupling to microspheres and light pressure effects in microfluidic fiber-integrated platforms
Author
Svitelskiy, Oleksiy V. ; Li, Yangcheng ; Sumetsky, Misha ; Carnegie, David ; Rafailov, Edik ; Astratov, Vasily N.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
185
Lastpage
186
Abstract
We show that high index (~2.0) barium titanate glass microspheres are perfect candidates for applications involving liquid immersion due to their high quality (~104) whispering gallery resonances evanescently excited in compact (4-15 μm) spherical resonators.
Keywords
barium compounds; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical glass; radiation pressure; whispering gallery modes; BaTiO2; barium titanate glass microspheres; light pressure effects; liquid immersion; microfluidic fiber-integrated platforms; resonant coupling; spherical resonators; whispering gallery resonances; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Q factor; light pressure; microfluidics; microoptics; microspheres; optical resonance; whispering gallery modes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110487
Filename
6110487
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