Title :
Raman and optical parametric oscillation in ultra-high-Q planar microcavities
Author :
Kippenberg, T.J. ; Spillane, S.M. ; Vahala, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., USA
Abstract :
The ultra-high-Q and small mode volume of chip-based toroid microcavities, allows to significantly reduce the threshold for all common nonlinear optical phenomena. Here we report on stimulated Raman and optical parametric oscillation in these cavities.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical parametric oscillators; stimulated Raman scattering; chip-based toroid microcavities mode volume; nonlinear optical phenomena; optical parametric oscillation; stimulated Raman oscillation; ultra-high-Q planar microcavities; Energy conservation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338727
