DocumentCode :
1322978
Title :
Faraday Effect in High- 
Whispering-Gallery Mode Optical Cavities
Author :
Lan, Shoufeng ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume :
3
Issue :
5
fYear :
2011
Firstpage :
872
Lastpage :
880
Abstract :
The general theory of Faraday rotation in high-Q whispering-gallery (WG) mode optical cavities is investigated. We have derived a matrix equation for the transmitted optical field through a WG mode optical cavity in a time-independent magnetic field. Using the corresponding mathematical framework, we have studied the behavior of the output power spectrum as a function of the magnetic field strength for a typical WG mode optical cavity. The effects of input polarization, optical quality factor, and cavity diameter on the magnetic response are studied.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; nonlinear optics; optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; Faraday effect; Faraday rotation; cavity diameter; high-q whispering-gallery mode optical cavities; input polarization; magnetic response; matrix equation; optical quality factor; time-independent magnetic field; transmitted optical field; Cavity resonators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Optical cavities; light-material interactions; nonlinear optical effects; theory;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1943-0655
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2168514
Filename :
6021330
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