Title :
Demonstration of High-Q Microdisk Resonators: Fabrication and Nonlinear Properties
Author :
Kippenberg, T.J. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. of Quantum Opt., Garching
Abstract :
Fabrication of high Q silica micro-disk resonators on a silicon chip is reported with Q-factors exceeding 50 million. Applications to nonlinear optics and erbium microlasers are presented.
Keywords :
Q-factor; erbium; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical resonators; silicon; silicon compounds; Q-factors; Si; SiO2; erbium microlasers; nonlinear optics; silica micro-disk resonators; silicon chip; Etching; Fabrication; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Q factor; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452386