Title :
A multi-port optical microfiber coil resonator
Author :
Ismaeel, Rand ; Lee, Timothy ; Al-Saab, Feras ; Jung, Yongmin ; Brambilla, Gilberto
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We model and experimentally investigate four-port resonators fabricated by coiling microfiber couplers around a rod. The beating between coupler supermodes enhances the resonance extinction ratio, and the transmission is strongly dependent on the coupler geometry.
Keywords :
geometrical optics; micro-optics; microfabrication; micromechanical resonators; coiling microfiber couplers; coupler geometry; coupler supermodes; four-port resonators; multiport optical microfiber coil resonator; resonance extinction ratio; Coils; Couplers; Couplings; Optical fibers; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
