Title :
High-Q sapphire WGM cavities fabricated by crystal growth
Author :
Kudo, Hiroyuki ; Suzuki, Ryo ; Yokoo, A. ; Tanabe, Takasumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricated sapphire whispering gallery mode cavities using laser-heated pedestal growth. By optimizing the growth condition we fabricated a cavity with a circular cross-section and obtained a Q of 1.6×104.
Keywords :
crystal growth; laser materials processing; micro-optics; microcavities; microfabrication; optical fabrication; optimisation; sapphire; whispering gallery modes; circular cross-section; crystal growth optimization; high-Q sapphire WGM microcavity fabrication; laser-heated pedestal growth; whispering gallery mode; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Microcavities; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
