Generation of high order Bessel beams with whispering gallery mode resonators

Author

Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Grudinin, Ivan ; Savchenkova, Ekaterina A. ; Strekalov, Dmitry ; Matsko, Andrey B. ; Maleki, Lute

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a simple method for generation of photons with nonzero angular momentum. The method utilizes whispering gallery mode resonators that transform a plane electromagnetic wave into a wave with a nonzero angular momentum. Diffraction pattern among the generated beams is observed.

Keywords

Bessel functions; diffraction gratings; laser beams; laser modes; optical pulse generation; optical resonators; optical waveguides; whispering gallery modes; diffraction pattern; high order Bessel beam generation; nonzero angular momentum; tapered waveguide; total internal reflection; whispering gallery mode resonators; Electromagnetic waveguides; Interference; Laser beams; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Waveguide transitions; Whispering gallery modes; (140.3300) Laser beam shaping; (230.5750) Resonators; (260.1960) Diffraction theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627587

Filename

4627587