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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 15, Iss. 8 — Apr. 16, 2007
  • pp: 4869–4875

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High-Q optical whispering gallery modes in elliptical LiNbO3 resonant cavities

Makan Mohageg, Anatoliy A. Savchenkov, and Lute Maleki  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 8, pp. 4869-4875 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.004869


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Abstract

We have experimentally demonstrated the existence of optical whispering-gallery-modes (WGMs) with quality factors in excess of 108 in elliptical cavities fabricated with LiNbO3. The efficiency of evanescent coupling to the modes through a diamond prism was as high as 97.3%. This is the best value ever achieved for evanescent coupling to a WGM resonator using a prism. The free spectral ranges of the WGMs are successfully modeled using an eikonal approximation.

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OCIS Codes
(140.4780) Lasers and laser optics : Optical resonators
(190.4360) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, devices

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: March 1, 2007
Revised Manuscript: April 4, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: April 5, 2007
Published: April 6, 2007

Citation
Makan Mohageg, Anatoliy A. Savchenkov, and Lute Maleki, "High-Q optical whispering gallery modes in elliptical LiNbO3 resonant cavities," Opt. Express 15, 4869-4875 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-8-4869


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