Title :
Single water microdroplets resting on a superhydrophobic surface: Largely tunable optical microcavities
Author :
Kiraz, A. ; Kurt, A. ; Dündar, M.A. ; Demirel, A.L.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, 34450 Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
More than 9 nm tunability of the whispering gallery modes of water microdroplets resting on a superhydrophobic surface is demonstrated. Tunability was achieved by introducing evaporation or condensation in microdroplets in a mini humidity chamber.
Keywords :
Microcavities;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431048
