High-Q optical whispering gallery modes in elliptical LiNbO3 resonant cavities

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4869-4875

  Mohageg, Makan ^a   Savchenkov, Anatoliy ^a   Maleki, Lute ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIAMONDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PRISMS;

QUALITY FACTORS; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

EID: 34247241117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.004869     Document Type: Article

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