On the fundamental limits of far-field detection of active microsphere whispering gallery modes
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2015
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Riesen, N.
Reynolds, T.
François, A.
Monro, T.M.
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Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, 2015, iss.JTu4A.86, pp.JTu4A.86-JTu4A.86
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Laser Science, LS (18 Oct 2015 - 22 Oct 2015 : San Jose)
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This paper investigates the Q-factor limits for far-field collection of the whispering gallery modes of active microspheres. It is shown that non-resolvable ‘mode-splitting’ arising from slight asphericity accounts for the typically low Q-factors.
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Copyright 2015 Optica Publishing Group