DocumentCode
610646
Title
Whispering gallery modes of microcavities for sensing applications
Author
Raju, C.S.R.V.S. ; Namboodiri, C.K.R. ; Bisht, P.B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol. Madras, Chennai, India
fYear
2012
fDate
9-12 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Whispering gallery modes (WGMs) of microcavities are extremely sensitive to their size and the refractive index. WGMs of micrometer-sized spheres and cylindrical fibers are used for sensing applications by comparing with theoretical simulations.
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; microsensors; refractive index; whispering gallery modes; WGM; cylindrical fibers; microcavities; micrometer-sized spheres; refractive index; sensing application; whispering gallery modes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Chennai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4718-1
Type
conf
Filename
6545662
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