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LiNbO3 whispering-gallery mode micro-resonator
C.Y.J.Ying1, G.S.Murugan1, G.Brambilla1, C.L.Sones1, E.Soergel2, J.S.Wilkinson1, R.W.Eason1, M.N.Zervas1 and S.Mailis1
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
2. Institute of Physics, University of Bonn, Wegelerstr. 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Abstract
Lithium niobate micro-resonators have been fabricated by surface tension reshaping of pre-defined surface microstructures produced at temperatures close to the melting point. Surface-tension-reshaping produced micro-resonator structures with ultra-smooth side surfaces while maintaining the useful crystalline properties. Preliminary optical characterisation on non-optimized structures yielded a Q factor of 5600 at a free spectral range of 4.55nm.
SOPO 2011 Wuhan China 16-18 May (2011)
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