Title :
Optical properties of photorefractive whispering gallery mode resonators
Author :
Matsko, Andrey B. ; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Strekalov, Dmitry ; Ilchenko, Vladimir S. ; Maleki, Lute
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
Photorefractive properties of lithium niobate and tantalate are studied in infrared using whispering gallery mode resonators. Unusual dynamics in the resonator spectra with applied light is observed.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; photorefractive materials; whispering gallery modes; LiNbO3; LiTaO3; lithium niobate; lithium tantalate; optical properties; photorefractive properties; resonator spectra; whispering gallery mode resonators; Absorption; Crystalline materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Q factor; Whispering gallery modes; (160.3730) Lithium niobate; (160.4760) Optical properties; (160.5320) Photorefractive materials; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627570