DocumentCode
376642
Title
Ultrahigh-Q microsphere laser based on the evanescent-wave-coupled gain
Author
Yong-Seok Choi ; Hee-Jong Moon ; Kyungwon An
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. Technol., Taejon, South Korea
Volume
2
fYear
2001
fDate
15-19 July 2001
Abstract
Dye molecules outside near the equator of an 102 /spl mu/m diameter sphere were excited, resulting in whispering-gallery-mode lasing in the lowest radial mode order with loaded quality factors reaching up to 8 /spl times/ 10/sup 9/.
Keywords
Q-factor; dye lasers; dyes; excited states; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; 102 micron; Rhodamine 6G dye laser; dye molecules; evanescent-wave-coupled gain; loaded quality factors; lowest radial mode order; ultra high-Q microsphere laser; whispering gallery-mode lasing; Atom optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Pump lasers; Q factor; Silicon compounds; Thermal degradation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971017
Filename
971017
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