The microfiber loop resonator: Theory, experiment, and application

被引:231
作者
Sumetsky, M [1 ]
Dulashko, Y [1 ]
Fini, JM [1 ]
Hale, A [1 ]
DiGiovanni, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] OFS Labs, Somerset, NJ 08873 USA
关键词
microfibers; optical fiber coupling; optical fibers; optical resonators; ring resonators;
D O I
10.1109/JLT.2005.861127
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper describes the theory of a microfiber loop resonator (MLR) and experimentally demonstrates a high quality factor MLR in free space. The MLR is fabricated from the similar to 1-mu m diameter waist of a biconical fiber taper using the CO2 laser indirect heating technique. The high coupling efficiency of an MLR is achieved through an adiabatically slow variation of the microfiber diameter in the coupling region. An MLR-loaded Q-factor of 120 000 and an intrinsic Q-factor of 630 000 were demonstrated. As an application, the performance of an MLR as an ultrafast direct contact temperature sensor is also demonstrated. The MLR heating/cooling relaxation time was measured to be similar to 3 mu s; in good agreement with the developed theory.
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页码:242 / 250
页数:9
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