Title :
Scatterer induced mode splitting in active microcavities
Author :
He, Lina ; Ozdemir, Sahin Kaya ; Zhu, Jiangang ; Yang, Lan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Washington Univ. in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
Scattering induced mode splitting in microcavities with gain medium is detected directly using heterodyne technique without wavelength scan around resonant modes. Optical gain helps resolve small mode splittings, which might be missed in passive microcavities.
Keywords :
Frequency; Microcavities; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Probes; Pump lasers; Resonance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
