Title :
Beat signal transmission through whispering-gallery-mode resonator
Author :
Yu, Y.L. ; Fukuhara, Masashi ; Aihara, Takuma ; Nakagawa, Koichi ; Fukuda, Motohisa ; Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Inf. Eng., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Toyohashi, Japan
Abstract :
Optical frequency signal transmission through whispering gallery mode was numerically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated by combining the resonance phenomena of light in a silica microsphere with optical heterodyne technique.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; silicon compounds; whispering gallery modes; SiO2; beat signal transmission; microsphere; optical frequency signal transmission; optical heterodyne technique; whispering gallery mode resonator; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical mixing; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon compounds; Substrates; beat signal; optical heterodyne detection; whispering gallery modes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031028