Optical microsphere resonators and laser frequency stabilization

Author

Ilchenko, V.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Moscow State Univ., Russia

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

94

Abstract

Following the extensive study of the physics of Mie resonances in microdroplets, high-Q whispering-gallery (WG) modes in solid-state microspheres since first demonstrations in the eighties have become a hot subject of research stimulated by the interest of quantum optics, cavity QED and photonics. This report focuses on the properties of microspheres relevant to their possible application for laser frequency stabilization; presented are preliminary experimental results on using optical feedback from high-Q microspheres for frequency locking in semiconductor lasers

Keywords

Q-factor; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser frequency stability; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; high-Q whispering-gallery mode; laser frequency stabilization; optical feedback; optical microsphere resonator; semiconductor laser; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Physics; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.645275

Filename

645275