• DocumentCode
    3009896
  • Title

    Parametric oscillation via dispersion-compensation in high-Q microspheres

  • Author

    Agha, Imad H. ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Foster, Mark A. ; Sharping, Jay E. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    Cornell Univ., Ithaca
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that parametric oscillation via phase-matched four-wave mixing can be achieved in silica microspheres by suitable choice of size and pump power.
  • Keywords
    multiwave mixing; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; SiO2; dispersion compensation; high-g microspheres; parametric oscillation; phase-matched four-wave mixing; pump power; whispering gallery modes; Frequency conversion; Geometrical optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Silicon compounds; Whispering gallery modes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452882
  • Filename
    4452882