Localization of light on a cone: Theoretical evidence and experimental demonstration for an optical fiber

Optics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-147

  Sumetsky, M ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONICAL SURFACES; HIGH Q FACTOR; MICRO RESONATORS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

RESONATORS;

EID: 79251506334     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.36.000145     Document Type: Article

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