Kerr versus thermal non-linear effects studied by hybrid whispering gallery mode resonators [Invited]

Whispering-gallery-modes (WGM) spherical microresonators may reveal new perspective properties being coated with non-linear thin layers. We present the examples of all-optical switching of WGM in silica microspheres covered with a polyfluorene derivative showing ultrafast Kerr nonlinearity, or a rel...

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Published inOptical materials express Vol. 2; no. 8; pp. 1088 - 1094
Main Authors Murzina, Tatyana V., Conti, Gualtiero Nunzi, Barucci, Andrea, Berneschi, Simone, Razdolskiy, Ilya, Soria, Silvia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2012
Subjects
Derivatives
Inert
Microspheres
Nonlinearity
Resonators
Switching
Thin films
Whispering gallery modes
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Summary:Whispering-gallery-modes (WGM) spherical microresonators may reveal new perspective properties being coated with non-linear thin layers. We present the examples of all-optical switching of WGM in silica microspheres covered with a polyfluorene derivative showing ultrafast Kerr nonlinearity, or a relatively slow thermal nonlinearity. Another set of measurements performed with an inert polymer, an acrylate derivative, is discussed as well.
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ISSN:2159-3930
2159-3930
DOI:10.1364/OME.2.001088