• DocumentCode
    2252455
  • Title

    Surface tension reshaped lithium niobate whispering gallery mode micro-resonators

  • Author

    Ying, C.Y.J. ; Murugan, G.S. ; Brambilla, G. ; Sones, C.L. ; Soergel, E. ; Wilkinson, J.S. ; Eason, R.W. ; Zervas, M.N. ; Mailis, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Lithium niobate micro-resonators have been fabricated by surface tension reshaping of micro-structured crystals at temperatures close to the melting point. We present preliminary results on the optical characterization of these structures.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; micro-optics; microcavities; optical fabrication; optical resonators; surface tension; whispering gallery modes; LiNbO3; melting point; microresonators; microstructured crystals; surface tension reshaping; whispering gallery mode; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Surface tension;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951113