Title :
Whispering Gallery Modes intrinsic quality factor and coupling regime extraction using stokes parameters
Author :
Vanier, Francis ; Mela, C.L. ; Hayat, A. ; Peter, Y.-L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We propose a novel method to characterize Whispering Gallery Modes and ring-type optical resonators. Based on a Stokes parameters analysis, the intrinsic Q-factor and the coupling Q-factor can be distinctly identified for any coupling regime.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical resonators; optical variables measurement; whispering gallery modes; Q-factor; Stokes parameters analysis; coupling regime extraction; intrinsic quality factor; ring-type optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Loss measurement; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Q factor; Stokes parameters; Coupling regime; Intrinsic Quality Factor; Optical microcavity; Polarization measurements; Whispering Gallery Mode;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031020
