Title :
Resonant coupling to microspheres and light pressure effects in microfluidic fiber-integrated platforms
Author :
Svitelskiy, Oleksiy V. ; Li, Yangcheng ; Sumetsky, Misha ; Carnegie, David ; Rafailov, Edik ; Astratov, Vasily N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
We show that high index (~2.0) barium titanate glass microspheres are perfect candidates for applications involving liquid immersion due to their high quality (~104) whispering gallery resonances evanescently excited in compact (4-15 μm) spherical resonators.
Keywords :
barium compounds; micro-optics; microfluidics; optical glass; radiation pressure; whispering gallery modes; BaTiO2; barium titanate glass microspheres; light pressure effects; liquid immersion; microfluidic fiber-integrated platforms; resonant coupling; spherical resonators; whispering gallery resonances; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Q factor; light pressure; microfluidics; microoptics; microspheres; optical resonance; whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110487