Title :
Directional escape from nearly spherical optical resonators
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon Univ., Eugene, OR, USA
Abstract :
Extremely high-Q resonant "whispering-gallery" (WG) modes are found, and their potential for quantum optics applications has recently attracted attention. To achieve tunability and break the high degree of degeneracy found in ideal spheres, shape deformations can be induced either mechanically or directly by fabrication of deformed spheroids.
Keywords :
Q-factor; deformation; optical resonators; quantum optics; whispering gallery modes; deformed spheroids; high-Q resonance; nearly spherical optical resonators; quantum optics; shape deformations; whispering-gallery modes; History; Laser modes; Laser theory; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical resonators; Physics; Q factor; Shape measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567521
