Optical resonators with whispering-gallery modes-part II: applications

Vladimir S. Ilchenko, Andrey B. Matsko

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics · 2006 · 580 citations · 281 references

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Abstract

We review photonic applications of dielectric whispering-gallery mode (WGM) resonators-tracing the growth of the technology from experiments with levitating droplets of aerosols to ultrahigh-Q solid state crystalline and integrated on-chip microresonators.

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