Title :
Whispering gallery modes in semiconductor optical fibres and optical bottle microresonators
Author :
Vukovic, Natasha A. ; Healy, Noel ; Horak, P. ; Murugan, G.S. ; Zervas, M.N. ; Peacock, Anna C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We explore the optical properties of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) in silicon optical fibres and optical bottle microresonators. In particular, a pump-probe technique is used to experimentally demonstrate thermally induced all-optical modulation. High quality (Q) factors and small mode volumes are utilized to demonstrate ultrafast Kerr effect based modulation and switching. Q factors exceeding ~107 are demonstrated for novel microbottle resonators (MBRs), fabricated from standard telecommunications fibres.
Keywords :
micromechanical resonators; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical switches; whispering gallery modes; Q factors; WGM; all-optical switching; high quality factors; optical bottle microresonators; pump-probe technique; semiconductor optical fibres; silicon optical fibres; small mode volumes; thermally induced all-optical modulation; ultrafast Kerr effect based modulation; whispering gallery modes; Microcavities; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Probes; Q-factor; All-Optical Switching; Microcylindrical and Microbottle resonators; Whispering Gallery Modes;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunication in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS), 2013 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nis
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0899-8
DOI :
10.1109/TELSKS.2013.6704421
