Sensing and lasing applications of whispering gallery mode microresonators
Journal Title: Opto-Electronic Advances - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 9
Abstract
Optical whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators have attracted great attention due to their remarkable properties such as extremely high quality factor, small mode volume, tight confinement of modes, and strong evanescent field. All these properties of WGM microresonators have ensured their great potentials for applications, such as physical sensors, bio/chemical sensors and microlasers. In this mini-review, the key parameters and coupling conditions of WGM microresonators are firstly introduced. The geometries of WGM optical microcavities are presented based on their fabrication methods. This is followed by the discussion on the state-of-the-art applications of WGM microresonators in sensors and microlasers.
Authors and Affiliations
Yu Zheng, Zhifang Wu*, Perry Ping Shum*, Zhilin Xu, Gerd Keiser, Georges Humbert, Hailiang Zhang, Shuwen Zeng, Xuan Quyen Dinh
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