Title :
Robust surface nanoscale axial photonics
Author :
Sumetsky, M. ; DiGiovanni, D.J. ; Dulashko, Y. ; Fini, J.M. ; Liu, X. ; Monberg, E.M. ; Taunay, T.F.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate super-accurate fabrication of high Q-factor microresonators by nanoscale modification of the optical fiber radius and refractive index. The achieved fabrication accuracy is better than 2 angstroms in variation of the effective fiber radius.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; refractive index; high Q-factor microresonators; nanoscale axial photonics; nanoscale modification; optical fiber radius; refractive index; super-accurate fabrication; Laser beams; Microcavities; Nanoscale devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonics; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110872
