Laser-machined ultra-high-Q microrod resonators for nonlinear optics

被引：89
作者：
Del'Haye, Pascal [1 ]
Diddams, Scott A. [1 ]
Papp, Scott B. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Boulder, CO 80305 USA
来源：
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2013年 / 102卷 / 22期
关键词：
FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION; WHISPERING-GALLERY MODES; MICROCAVITY; STABILIZATION;
D O I：
10.1063/1.4809781
中图分类号：
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要：
Optical whispering-gallery microresonators are useful tools in microphotonics and non-linear optics at very low threshold powers. Here, we present details about the fabrication of ultra-high-Q whispering-gallery-mode resonators made by CO2-laser lathe machining of fused-quartz rods. The resonators can be fabricated in less than 1 min and the obtained optical quality factors exceed Q = 1 x 10(9). Demonstrated resonator diameters are in the range between 170 mu m and 8mm (free spectral ranges between 390 GHz and 8 GHz). Using these microresonators, a variety of optical nonlinearities are observed, including Raman scattering, Brillouin scattering, and four-wave mixing.
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