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Observations of interior whispering gallery modes in asymmetric optical resonators with rational caustics

Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 181101 (2007); doi:10.1063/1.2800308

Published 29 October 2007

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Jie Gao
Optical Nanostructures Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA

Pascal Heider
Center of Mathematics Research, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, USA

Charlton J. Chen, Xiaodong Yang, Chad A. Husko, and Chee Wei Wong
Optical Nanostructures Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
We propose asymmetric resonant cavities with rational caustics and experimentally demonstrate interior whispering gallery modes in monolithic silicon mesoscopic microcavities. These microcavities demonstrate unique robustness of cavity quality factor against roughness Rayleigh scattering. Distinct resonant families and directional radiation from interior whispering gallery modes are observed experimentally using angle-resolved tapered fiber measurements and near-field images, which can be used for microcavity laser and cavity quantum electrodynamics applications. ©2007 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 16 July 2007; accepted 27 September 2007; published 29 October 2007
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 42.60.Da
    Laser resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings
  • 42.55.Sa
    Microcavity and microdisk lasers
  • YEAR: 2007

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