Finite-element modeling of coupled optical microdisk resonators for displacement sensing

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3010-3014

  Grudinin, Ivan S ^a   Yu, Nan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SYMMETRIC; DISPLACEMENT SENSING; EIGEN FREQUENCIES; EIGENVALUE PROBLEM; FABRY-PEROT RESONATORS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; MICRODISK RESONATORS; MICRODISKS; NORMAL MODES;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

RESONATORS;

EID: 84870228678     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.29.003010     Document Type: Article

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