Spherical whispering-gallery-mode microresonators

Laser and Photonics Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 457-482

  Chiasera, Alessandro ^a   Dumeige, Yannick ^b   Féron, Patrice ^b   Ferrari, Maurizio ^a   Jestin, Yoann ^a   Conti, Gualtiero Nunzi ^c,d   Pelli, Stefano ^d   Soria, Silvia ^c,d   Righini, Giancarlo C ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^d IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Glass; Microcavity laser; Resonators; WGM

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; GLASS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; RESONATORS;

EASY FABRICATION; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; LORD RAYLEIGH; MICRO RESONATORS; MICROCAVITY LASER; QUALITY FACTORS; SENSITIVE SENSORS; SPHERICAL SURFACE;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

EID: 77951898880     PISSN: 18638880     EISSN: 18638899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.200910016     Document Type: Review

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