• DocumentCode
    3371604
  • Title

    Computational analysis of whispering gallery modes in flat dielectric disks

  • Author

    Classen, C. ; Bandlow, B. ; Schuhmann, R.

  • Author_Institution
    FG Theor. Elektrotechnik, Univ. of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    553
  • Lastpage
    556
  • Abstract
    Whispering gallery modes of a flat dielectric disk are studied by means of analytical and numerical computational methods based on the finite integration technique. The results are compared to a high accuracy measurement. The frequently used semi-analytical method of effective refractive index has certain weaknesses in finding accurate eigenfrequencies and quality factors.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; dielectric materials; integration; laser modes; optical materials; refractive index; whispering gallery modes; computational analysis; effective refractive index; eigenfrequencies; finite integration technique; flat dielectric disks; quality factors; whispering gallery modes; Accuracy; Computational modeling; Dielectrics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Q factor; Refractive index; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7366-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEAA.2010.5653856
  • Filename
    5653856