Microsphere resonator mode characterization by pedestal anti-resonant reflecting waveguide coupler

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1004-1006

  Laine, J P ^a   Little, B E ^b   Lim, D R ^c   Tapalian, H C ^d   Kimerling, L C ^e   Haus, H A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FIBER OPTICS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE; MICROSPHERE RESONATOR; SILICA MICROSPHERE; STRIPLINE PEDESTAL ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE; WHISPERING GALLERY MODEL;

WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

EID: 0342572561     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.867989     Document Type: Article

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