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Directly mapping whispering gallery modes in a microsphere through modal coupling and directional emission

Dong, Chunhua and Xiao, Yunfeng and Yang, Yong and Han, Zhengfu and Guo, Guangcan and Yang, Lan (2008) Directly mapping whispering gallery modes in a microsphere through modal coupling and directional emission. Chinese Optics Letters, 6 (4). pp. 300-302. ISSN 1671-7694. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20090925-084328435

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Abstract

We fabricate slightly deformed fused-silica microspheres in which whispering gallery modes possess remarkably directional escape emission from the microsphere boundary. With efficient free-space excitation and collection, the lateral spatial distribution of whispering gallery modes with different azimuthal mode numbers, m, is directly observed through modal coupling and directional emission. Excellent agreement with theory is obtained.


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Additional Information:© 2008 Chinese Optics Letters. Received October 9, 2007. Y. Xiao gratefully thank Professor Kerry J. Vahala at Caltech for his numerous amendments and valuable suggestions to the current paper. C. Dong and Y. Xiao contribute equally to this paper. This work was supported by the National Fundamental Research Program of China (No. 2006CB921900), the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60537020 and 60621064).
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National Fundamental Research Program of China2006CB921900
Chinese Academy of SciencesUNSPECIFIED
National Natural Science Foundation of China60537020
National Natural Science Foundation of China60621064
Non-Subject Keywords:OCIS codes: 140.3410, 230.5750, 350.3950.
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Official Citation:Chunhua Dong, Yunfeng Xiao, Yong Yang, Zhengfu Han, Guangcan Guo, and Lan Yang, "Directly mapping whispering gallery modes in a microsphere through modal coupling and directional emission," Chin. Opt. Lett. 6, 300-302 (2008) http://www.opticsinfobase.org/col/abstract.cfm?URI=col-6-4-300
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