Title :
Fused microfiber resonators
Author :
Pal, Parama ; Knox, Wayne H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a ~2.6 mm-diameter optical ring resonator fabricated from a 7.2 mum-thick silica fiber with a CO2 laser-fused coupling region for mechanical robustness. We experimentally obtain a Q-factor of ges25,000 at 1.55 mum.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical resonators; silicon compounds; CO2; Q-factor; SiO2JkJk; fused microfiber resonators; laser-fused coupling region; optical ring resonator fabrication; silica fiber; size 7.2 mum; wavelength 1.55 mum; Fiber lasers; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon compounds; (060.2300) Fiber measurements; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (130.3990) Micro-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
