METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PUMPING OF AN OPTICAL RESONATOR
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1. A method for pumping an optical resonator, comprising:
- propagating a light having a first frequency through a photonic crystal region of an optical resonator to an interface within the optical resonator, wherein the optical resonator includes the photonic crystal and a material, and wherein the interface is between the photonic crystal and the material;
converting the light from the first frequency to a second frequency at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material, the second frequency within a frequency bandgap of a surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface;
exciting the surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material using the second frequency; and
propagating the surface state of the photonic crystal within a limited range within the photonic crystal along the interface using the second frequency.
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Abstract
A method of pumping an optical resonator includes directing light generated by a pumping light at the optical resonator, exciting a propagating surface state of the optical resonator at an interface of the optical resonator, and changing a propagating frequency of the light proximate the interface, where the changed frequency corresponds to a propagation frequency of the surface state. The optical resonator includes a photonic crystal and a material, where the interface is formed between the photonic crystal and the material.
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1. A method for pumping an optical resonator, comprising:
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propagating a light having a first frequency through a photonic crystal region of an optical resonator to an interface within the optical resonator, wherein the optical resonator includes the photonic crystal and a material, and wherein the interface is between the photonic crystal and the material; converting the light from the first frequency to a second frequency at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material, the second frequency within a frequency bandgap of a surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface; exciting the surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material using the second frequency; and propagating the surface state of the photonic crystal within a limited range within the photonic crystal along the interface using the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions forming a program executable by a processing circuit to control pumping an optical resonator, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to propagate a light having a first frequency through a photonic crystal region of an optical resonator to an interface within the optical resonator, wherein the optical resonator includes the photonic crystal and a material, and wherein the interface is between the photonic crystal and the material; instructions to convert the light from the first frequency to a second frequency at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material, the second frequency within a frequency bandgap of a surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface; instructions to excite the surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material using the second frequency; and instructions to propagate the surface state of the photonic crystal within a limited range within the photonic crystal along the interface using the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for pumping an optical resonator, comprising:
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a controllable light source configured to generate light at a first frequency; and propagate the light through a photonic crystal region of an optical resonator to an interface within the optical resonator, wherein the optical resonator includes the photonic crystal and a material, and wherein the interface is between the photonic crystal and the material; a processing circuit configured to; control the generation of the light by the light source; monitor conversion of the light from the first frequency to a second frequency at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material, the second frequency within a frequency bandgap of a surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface; monitor excitation of the surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material using the second frequency; and monitor propagation of the surface state of the photonic crystal within a limited range within the photonic crystal along the interface using the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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