TOWARDS CAVITY-QED EXPERIMENTS WITH SILICA MICROSPHERES

Authors
LEFEVRESEGUIN V HAROCHE S
Citation
V. Lefevreseguin et S. Haroche, TOWARDS CAVITY-QED EXPERIMENTS WITH SILICA MICROSPHERES, Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology, 48(1-2), 1997, pp. 53-58
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09215107
Volume
48
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
53 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-5107(1997)48:1-2<53:TCEWSM>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We present experiments performed on highly transparent silica microsph eres used as very high Q optical resonators for cavity quantum electro dynamics (CQED) studies. By coupling these microspheres to eroded opti cal fibers and fiber tips, direct mapping of the whispering-gallery mo des has been achieved and the mode quantum numbers have been assessed. Low-threshold whispering-gallery modes lasers made with Nd-doped sphe res are described and further CQED projects are proposed. (C) 1997 Els evier Science S.A.