Title :
Demonstration of the optical microbubble resonator
Author :
Sumetsky, M. ; Dulashko, Y. ; Windeler, R.S.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We create silica microbubbles along a microcapillary with the CO2 laser heating and demonstrate the first optical microbubble resonator. It has 370 micron diameter, 2 micron wall thickness, and Q-factor exceeding 5·105.
Keywords :
micromechanical resonators; optical resonators; laser heating; microcapillary; optical microbubble resonator; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Heating; Laser beams; Microcavities; Optical microscopy; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Q factor; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
