Sensing and lasing applications of whispering gallery mode microresonators

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 gr...

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Autores principales: Zheng Yu, Wu Zhifang, Shum Perry Ping, Xu Zhilin, Keiser Gerd, Humbert Georges, Zhang Hailiang, Zeng Shuwen, Dinh Xuan Quyen
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Publicado: Institue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018
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Sumario: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.