Selective excitation of high-Q resonant modes in a bottle/quasi-cylindrical microresonator

We fabricate a bottle/quasi-cylindrical microresonator by using a fusion splicer. This method does not require a real-time control of the translation stages and can easily fabricate a resonator with expected size and shape. Selective excitation of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) in the resonator is realized with a fiber taper coupled at various positions of the resonator along the bottle axis. Most importantly, we obtain a clean and regular spectrum with very high quality factor (Q) modes up to 3.1 x 10(7) in the quasi cylindrical region of the resonator. Moreover, we package the coupling system into a whole device that can be moved freely. The vibration performance tests of the packaged device show that the coupling system with the taper coupled at the quasi-cylindrical region has a remarkable anti-vibration ability. The portability and robustness of the device make it attractive in practical applications. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.