Title :
Stimulated emission in a deformable fluorescent droplet
Author :
Saito, Mitsunori ; Shimatani, Hiroya ; Koyama, Kentaro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf., Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan
Abstract :
A droplet of dye solution was formed in elastomer by the needle-dipping and inkjet methods. A spherical droplet exhibited stimulated emission of whispering gallery modes. Resonant peaks shifted as the droplet deformed with elastomer compression.
Keywords :
drops; dyes; elastomers; fluorescence; optical fabrication; stimulated emission; deformable fluorescent droplet; dye solution; elastomer compression; inkjet method; needle-dipping; stimulated emission; whispering gallery modes; Curing; Fluorescence; Methanol; Needles; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Solvents; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement; Whispering gallery modes; Cavity resonance; Droplet; Dye laser; Stimulated emission; Whispering gallery mode;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343107
