• DocumentCode
    3460852
  • Title

    Whispering Gallery Modes intrinsic quality factor and coupling regime extraction using stokes parameters

  • Author

    Vanier, Francis ; Mela, C.L. ; Hayat, A. ; Peter, Y.-L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    8-11 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    173
  • Lastpage
    174
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel method to characterize Whispering Gallery Modes and ring-type optical resonators. Based on a Stokes parameters analysis, the intrinsic Q-factor and the coupling Q-factor can be distinctly identified for any coupling regime.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; optical resonators; optical variables measurement; whispering gallery modes; Q-factor; Stokes parameters analysis; coupling regime extraction; intrinsic quality factor; ring-type optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Loss measurement; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Q factor; Stokes parameters; Coupling regime; Intrinsic Quality Factor; Optical microcavity; Polarization measurements; Whispering Gallery Mode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • ISSN
    2160-5033
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0334-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031020
  • Filename
    6031020