Title :
Free UH-Q microtoroids, new tools for designing photonic devices
Author :
Hossein-Zadeh, Mani ; Vahala, Kerry J.
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena
Abstract :
We describe techniques that enable fabrication of free UH-Q silica microtoroids. Preliminary results show that free resonators with Qs above 30 million can be fabricated and transferred to different platforms for integration with photonic devices.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical resonators; silicon compounds; SiO2; free UH-Q microtoroids; free resonators; microtoroid fabrication; photonic device integration; photonic devices; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Mutual coupling; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Silicon compounds; Tungsten;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452437
