Coupling whispering-gallery-mode microcavities with modal coupling mechanism

  • Yun Feng Xiao
  • , Bumki Min
  • , Xiaoshun Jiang
  • , Chun Hua Dong
  • , Lan Yang

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Abstract

We theoretically describe and study coupling between two whispering-gallery-mode microcavities through a side coupled fiber taper. The two microcavities can couple to each other bidirectionally with only one fiber taper waveguide due to the modal coupling between a pair of whispering-gallery modes traveling in opposite directions. By choosing appropriate physical parameters, some interesting spectra, such as electromagnetically-induced transparency-like coherent transmission and band-like reflection, can be obtained in such a system. Slow light is discussed in this paper as a direct application of the coupled microresonator structure. This structure also has potential application in coupled cavity quantum electrodynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1065-1070
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume44
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Coupled cavities
  • Modal coupling
  • Whispering-gallery mode (WGM)

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