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Whispering gallery mode microresonators as polarization converters
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2007
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PhotonicsEfficient Polarization ConverterOptical MaterialsEfficient Polarization ConversionEngineeringOptical PropertiesTapered Optical FiberCavity QedApplied PhysicsGallery Mode MicroresonatorsGuided-wave OpticFiber OpticsMicro-optical ComponentPhotonic DeviceOptoelectronics
A ring resonator coupled to a waveguide can be used as a highly efficient polarization converter when the input is properly polarized. We model this phenomenon and verify the predictions with a demonstration of very efficient polarization conversion (>90%) on a silica microsphere coupled to a tapered optical fiber.