Title :
Ultra-high-Q microcavities from nonlinear optics to cavity QED
Author :
Vahala, K. ; Kippenberg, T. ; Armani, D. ; Spillane, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new chip-based microcavity capable of Q factors in excess of 500 million is reviewed. Applications of these structures are examined including demonstrations of fiber-coupled Raman oscillators having micro Watt level threshold powers.
Keywords :
Q-factor; Raman lasers; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical fibre couplers; optical resonators; quantum electrodynamics; semiconductor lasers; cavity QED; chip-based microcavity; fiber-coupled Raman oscillators; nonlinear optics; ultrahigh-Q microcavities; Fabrication; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical resonators; Physics; Q factor; Semiconductor device measurement; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251700
