Title :
Single water microdroplets resting on a superhydrophobic surface: Largely tunable optical microcavities
Author :
Kiraz, A. ; Kurt, A. ; Dündar, M.A. ; Demirel, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Koc Univ., Istanbul
Abstract :
More than 9 nm tunability of the whispering gallery modes of water microdroplets resting on a superhydrophobic surface is demonstrated. Tunability was achieved by introducing evaporation or condensation in microdroplets in a mini humidity chamber.
Keywords :
drops; microcavity lasers; mini humidity chamber; optical microcavities; superhydrophobic surface; water microdroplets; Microcavities;
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.2007.4453271
