Title :
Experimental demonstration of a bottle microresonator
Author :
Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil ; Wilkinson, James S. ; Zervas, Michalis N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a very simple technique to fabricate robust micro bottle resonators. Spheroidal WGMs and bottle modes were excited preferentially using a tapered fiber coupled at specific locations along the bottle, and characteristic resonance spectra obtained.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical fibre fabrication; optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; microbottle resonator fabrication; resonance spectra; spheroidal WGM; tapered fiber coupling; whispering gallery mode; Arc discharges; Heating; Microcavities; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Robustness; Temperature; Turning; 060.4005; 140.3948; 140.4780; 220.4000; 230.5750;
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
