Crystalline micro-resonators: Status and applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6101, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Grudinin, I ^a   Ilchenko, V ^a   Matsko, A ^a   Savchenkov, A ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Quality factor; Raman lasing; Strong coupling; Whispering gallery modes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EXCIMER LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; RAMAN SCATTERING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

QUALITY FACTOR; RAMAN LASING; STRONG COUPLING; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

CRYSTAL RESONATORS;

EID: 33645957648     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.669585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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