Visualizing the whispering gallery modes in a cylindrical optical microcavity

M.L.M. Balistreri; D.J.W. Klunder; F.C. Blom; A. Driessen; H.J.W.M. Hoekstra; J.P. Korterik; L. Kuipers; N.F. van Hulst

doi:10.1364/OL.24.001829

Visualizing the whispering gallery modes in a cylindrical optical microcavity

M.L.M. Balistreri
, D.J.W. Klunder
, F.C. Blom
, A. Driessen
, H.J.W.M. Hoekstra
, J.P. Korterik
, L. Kuipers
, N.F. van Hulst

Optical Sciences

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Abstract

Whispering gallery modes in cylindrical integrated optics microcavities have, for what is to our knowledge the first time, been mapped with a photon scanning tunneling microscope. Optical images were obtained with a spatial resolution of 50 nm. By combination of information on the spatial optical distributions with wavelength-dependent measurements, an unexpectedly rich variety of intracavity phenomena, such as polarization conversion and interference of copropagating and counterpropagating modes, could be directly observed. A quantitative comparison of the experimental data with computer simulations results in a comprehensive understanding of the various whispering gallery modes inside the microcavity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1829-1831
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	24
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.001829
Publication status	Published - 1999

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