Ultra-high-q Optical Microcavities
Ultra-high-q Optical Microcavities

Author: Yun-feng Xiao

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2020-10-29

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 981456608X

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Confinement and manipulation of photons using microcavities have triggered intense research interest in both basic and applied physics for more than a decade. Prominent examples are whispering gallery microcavities which confine photons by means of continuous total internal reflection along a curved and smooth surface. The long photon lifetime, strong field confinement, and in-plane emission characteristics make them promising candidates for enhancing light-matter interactions on a chip. In this book, we will introduce different ultra-high-Q whispering gallery microcavities, and focus on their applications in enhancing light-matter interaction, such as ultralow-threshold microlasing, highly sensitive optical biosensing, nonlinear optics, cavity quantum electrodynamics and cavity optomechanics.

Practical Applications of Microresonators in Optics and Photonics
Practical Applications of Microresonators in Optics and Photonics

Author: Andrey B. Matsko

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 1420065793

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Assembling an international team of experts, this book reports on the progress in the rapidly growing field of monolithic micro- and nanoresonators. The book opens with a chapter on photonic crystal-based resonators (nanocavities). It goes on to describe resonators in which the closed trajectories of light are supported by any variety of total internal reflection in curved and polygonal transparent dielectric structures. The book also covers distributed feedback microresonators for slow light, controllable dispersion, and enhanced nonlinearity. A portion of coverage is dedicated to the unique properties of resonators, which are extremely efficient tools when conducting multiple applications.

Cavity Optomechanics
Cavity Optomechanics

Author: Markus Aspelmeyer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-07-05

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 3642553125

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During the last few years cavity-optomechanics has emerged as a new field of research. This highly interdisciplinary field studies the interaction between micro and nano mechanical systems and light. Possible applications range from novel high-bandwidth mechanical sensing devices through the generation of squeezed optical or mechanical states to even tests of quantum theory itself. This is one of the first books in this relatively young field. It is aimed at scientists, engineers and students who want to obtain a concise introduction to the state of the art in the field of cavity optomechanics. It is valuable to researchers in nano science, quantum optics, quantum information, gravitational wave detection and other cutting edge fields. Possible applications include biological sensing, frequency comb applications, silicon photonics etc. The technical content will be accessible to those who have familiarity with basic undergraduate physics.

Optical Microresonators
Optical Microresonators

Author: John Heebner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0387730672

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Optical Micro-Resonators are an exciting new field of research that has gained prominence in the past few years due to the emergence of new fabrication technologies. This book is the first detailed text on the theory, fabrication, and applications of optical micro-resonators, and will be found useful by both graduate students and researchers in the field.

Nonlinear Photonics
Nonlinear Photonics

Author: Hyatt M. Gibbs

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 3642754384

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Nonlinear photonics is the name given to the use of nonlinear optical devices for the generation, communication, processing, or analysis of information. This book is a progress report on research into practical applications of such devices. At present, modulation, switching, routing, decision-making, and detection in photonic systems are all done with electronics and linear optoelectronic devices. However, this may soon change, as nonlinear optical devices, e.g. picosecond samplers and switches, begin to complement optoelectonic devices. The authors succinctly summarize past accomplishments in this field and point to hopes for the future, making this an ideal book for newcomers or seasoned researchers wanting to design and perfect nonlinear optical devices and to identify applications in photonic systems.

Optical Microcavities
Optical Microcavities

Author: Kerry Vahala

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 9812387757

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Optical microcavities are structures that enable confinement of light to microscale volumes. The universal importance of these structures has made them indispensable to a wide range of fields. This important book describes the many applications and the related physics, providing both a review and a tutorial of key subjects by leading researchers from each field. The topics include cavity QED and quantum information, nanophotonics and nanostructure interactions, wavelength switching and modulation in optical communications, optical chaos and biosensors.

Advanced Silicon Carbide Devices and Processing
Advanced Silicon Carbide Devices and Processing

Author: Stephen Saddow

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2015-09-17

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9535121685

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Since the production of the first commercially available blue LED in the late 1980s, silicon carbide technology has grown into a billion-dollar industry world-wide in the area of solid-state lighting and power electronics. With this in mind we organized this book to bring to the attention of those well versed in SiC technology some new developments in the field with a particular emphasis on particularly promising technologies such as SiC-based solar cells and optoelectronics. We have balanced this with the more traditional subjects such as power electronics and some new developments in the improvement of the MOS system for SiC MOSFETS. Given the importance of advanced microsystems and sensors based on SiC, we also included a review on 3C-SiC for both microsystem and electronic applications.

Photonic Microresonator Research and Applications
Photonic Microresonator Research and Applications

Author: Ioannis Chremmos

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-06-08

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 9781441917430

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This book details how to design and fabricate microresonators. It covers the latest in microresonator research and discusses them in photonic crystals, microsphere circuits and sensors. It includes application-oriented examples.

Optical Processes In Microcavities
Optical Processes In Microcavities

Author: Richard K Chang

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1996-04-12

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9814500097

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The dielectric microstructures act as ultrahigh Q factors optical cavities, which modify the spontaneous emission rates and alter the spatial distributions of the input and output radiation. The editors have selected leading scientists who have made seminal contributions in different aspects of optical processes in microcavities. Every attempt has been made to unify the underlying physics pertaining to microcavities of various shapes. This book begins with a chapter on the role of microcavity modes with additional chapters on how these microcavity modes affect the spontaneous and stimulated emission rates, enhance nonlinear optical processes, used in cavity-QED and chemical physics experiments, aid in single-molecule detection, influence the design of microdisk semiconductor lasers, and how deformed cavities can be treated with classical chaos theory.

Laser Resonators
Laser Resonators

Author: Alexis V. Kudryashov

Publisher: SPIE Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780819433176

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The resonator can be considered the real heart of any laser system, the key element that determines the properties of laser radiation, including mode structure or temporal and spatial characteristics. The theory of different laser types has been well-developed in the last few decades of the 20th century, starting with the pioneering papers of Fox, Li, Body and Gordon. But today, due to the development of new types of lasers (fibre, diode), new optical elements (adaptive mirrors, phase conjugation techniques, graded phase correctors), the development of optical technology, and new needs for industrial lasers, novel types of resonators are under investigation.