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Thermal bistability-based method for real-time optimization of ultralow-threshold whispering gallery mode microlasers |
Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 24, pp. 5193-5195 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.005193
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Abstract
A method based on thermal bistability for ultralow-threshold microlaser optimization is demonstrated. When sweeping the pump laser frequency across a pump resonance, the dynamic thermal bistability slows down the power variation. The resulting line shape modification enables a real-time monitoring of the laser characteristic. We demonstrate this method for a functionalized microsphere exhibiting a submicrowatt laser threshold. This approach is confirmed by comparing the results with a step-by-step recording in quasi-static thermal conditions.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects
(140.3945) Lasers and laser optics : Microcavities
(130.3990) Integrated optics : Micro-optical devices
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 15, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 22, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 23, 2012
Published: December 12, 2012
Citation
Guoping Lin, Y. Candela, O. Tillement, Zhiping Cai, V. Lefèvre-Seguin, and J. Hare, "Thermal bistability-based method for real-time optimization of ultralow-threshold whispering gallery mode microlasers," Opt. Lett. 37, 5193-5195 (2012)
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