Tiunability and synthetic lineshapes in high-Q optical whispering gallery modes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4969, Issue , 2003, Pages 195-206

  Ilchenko, Vladimir S ^a   Savchenkov, Anatoliy A ^a   Matsko, Andrey B ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiplexing Equipment; Optical communications; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Whispering Gallery Modes

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; LITHIUM NIOBATE; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0242410872     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.483649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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