Theoretical study of microfiber resonator devices exploiting a phase shift

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Vienne, Guillaume ^a   Grelu, Philippe ^b   Pan, Xinyun ^a   Li, Yuhang ^a   Tong, Limin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Bistability; Microfiber; Microresonator; Optical sensor

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHASE SHIFT; SILICA; WAVELENGTH;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; MICROFIBER RESONATOR DEVICES; MICROFIBER RING;

RESONATORS;

EID: 41949104039     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/10/2/025303     Document Type: Article

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