• DocumentCode
    2015148
  • Title

    Ultra-high-Q (>100-million) micro-cavities for stimulated and parametric laser sources

  • Author

    Vahala, K. ; Kippenberg, T. ; Armani, D. ; Spillane, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    198
  • Abstract
    A new chip-based microcavity capable of Q factors as high as 500 million is reviewed. Fiber-coupled Raman and parametric oscillators having microWatt level threshold powers are demonstrated as well as narrow-linewidth erbium lasers.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; Raman lasers; erbium; integrated optics; microcavity lasers; optical parametric oscillators; solid lasers; spectral line breadth; stimulated emission; Q factors; chip-based microcavity; fiber-coupled Raman oscillators; narrow-linewidth erbium lasers; parametric laser sources; parametric oscillators; stimulated laser sources; ultrahigh-Q micro-cavities; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabrication; Laser theory; Microcavities; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical resonators; Q factor; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363179
  • Filename
    1363179
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2015148