Etch-eroded fiber coupler for whispering-gallery-mode excitation in high-Q silica microspheres

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1429-1430

  Laine, J P ^a   Little, B E ^a   Haus, H A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ETCHING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SILICA; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES (WGM);

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0033222083     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.803068     Document Type: Article

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