Optical microresonator
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1. An optical microresonator system comprising:
- a first optical waveguide capable of supporting a guided mode;
an optical microcavity optically coupled to the first optical waveguide and capable of supporting primarily one or more resonant modes, the guided mode of the first optical waveguide exciting a first resonant mode of the one or more resonant modes; and
an optical microresonator optically coupled to the microcavity and capable of supporting a second resonant mode, the first resonant mode exciting the second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode comprises a first standing-wave mode and the second resonant mode comprises a second standing-wave mode.
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Abstract
An optical microresonator system and a sensor system incorporating same are disclosed. The optical microresonator system includes an optical waveguide and an optical microcavity that is optically coupled to the optical waveguide. The microcavity is capable of supporting primarily one or more resonant modes. The optical microresonator system further includes an optical microresonator that is optically coupled to the microcavity and is capable of supporting a resonant mode.
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18 Claims
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1. An optical microresonator system comprising:
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a first optical waveguide capable of supporting a guided mode; an optical microcavity optically coupled to the first optical waveguide and capable of supporting primarily one or more resonant modes, the guided mode of the first optical waveguide exciting a first resonant mode of the one or more resonant modes; and an optical microresonator optically coupled to the microcavity and capable of supporting a second resonant mode, the first resonant mode exciting the second resonant mode, wherein the first resonant mode comprises a first standing-wave mode and the second resonant mode comprises a second standing-wave mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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