Title :
A Two-Layer Microcoil Resonator With Very High Quality Factor
Author :
Tsung-Han Shen ; Wang, Lon A.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
We show that a compact microfiber coil resonator (MCR) can obtain very high quality factors by using two-layer structure with just a few turns of fiber. A record high quality factor, nearly 106, is achieved from a three-turn two-layer MCR.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optics; optical fibre communication; optical resonators; compact microfiber coil resonator; quality factor; two-layer microcoil resonator; two-layer structure; Coils; Couplings; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Q-factor; Microfiber; high quality factor; microfiber coil resonator;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2013.2294991