Experimental analysis of the whispering-gallery modes in a cylindrical optical microcavity

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 465-471

  Balistreri, M L M ^a   Klunder, D J W ^a   Blom, F C ^a,b   Driessen, A ^a   Korterik, J P ^a   Kuipers, L ^a   Van Hulst, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Uniphase Netherlands BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

OPTICAL MICROCAVITY;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

EID: 0035587425     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000465     Document Type: Article

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