• DocumentCode
    399911
  • Title

    Ultra-high-Q microcavities from nonlinear optics to cavity QED

  • Author

    Vahala, K. ; Kippenberg, T. ; Armani, D. ; Spillane, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-28 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    192
  • Abstract
    A new chip-based microcavity capable of Q factors in excess of 500 million is reviewed. Applications of these structures are examined including demonstrations of fiber-coupled Raman oscillators having micro Watt level threshold powers.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; Raman lasers; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical fibre couplers; optical resonators; quantum electrodynamics; semiconductor lasers; cavity QED; chip-based microcavity; fiber-coupled Raman oscillators; nonlinear optics; ultrahigh-Q microcavities; Fabrication; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical resonators; Physics; Q factor; Semiconductor device measurement; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7888-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251700
  • Filename
    1251700