Title :
Rotating optical microcavities
Author :
Harayama, Takahisa ; Sunada, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nonlinear Sci., ATR Wave Eng. Lab., Kyoto
Abstract :
The Sagnac effect in rotating microcavities is studied theoretically and numerically. The frequency shift due to the Sagnac effect occurs as a threshold-like phenomenon for the angular velocity in a rotating microcavity. Above the threshold, the eigenfunctions of a rotating microcavity become rotating waves while they are standing waves below the threshold.
Keywords :
angular velocity; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; Sagnac effect; angular velocity; eigenfunctions; rotating optical microcavities; rotating waves; standing waves; Angular velocity; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Frequency; Gyroscopes; Microcavities; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Resonance; Ring lasers; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391546
