Intrinsic quality factor determination in whispering gallery mode microcavities using a single Stokes parameters measurement

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 23544-23553

  Vanier, Francis ^a   Mela, Cecilia La ^a   Hayat, Ahmad ^a   Peter, Yves Alain ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCAVITIES;

COUPLING CONDITION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; INTRINSIC QUALITY FACTORS; STOKES PARAMETERS; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 80755143367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.023544     Document Type: Article

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