Title :
Modal properties of toroidal microcavities
Author :
Spillane, S.M. ; Kippenberg, T.J. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., USA
Abstract :
We investigate the resonance structure and modal properties of chip-based toroidal microcavities. The variation of modal volume and radiation quality factor versus the toroidal geometrical aspect ratio is studied.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; modal analysis; chip-based toroidal microcavities resonance structure; modal volume; radiation quality factor; toroidal geometrical aspect ratio; toroidal microcavities modal properties; Dielectric substrates; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical sensors; Q factor; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338733
