DocumentCode
499636
Title
High-Q surface-plasmon whispering-gallery microcavity
Author
Min, Bumki ; Ostby, Eric ; Sorger, Volker ; Ulin-Avila, Erick ; Yang, Lan ; Zhang, Xiang ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution
Thomas J. Watson Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a high-Q surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) whispering-gallery microcavity with SPP Q factors up to 1,376 plusmn 65 in the near infrared. The SPP eigenmodes are accessed evanescently using a tapered optical waveguide.
Keywords
Q-factor; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; whispering gallery modes; SPP eigenmodes; high-Q surface-plasmon-polariton whispering-gallery microcavity; tapered optical waveguide; Frequency conversion; Microcavities; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Resonance; Semiconductor waveguides; (140.3945) Microcavities; (140.4780) Optical resonators; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5224841
Link To Document