Narrow-Band WGM Optical Filters With Tunable FSRs
TBMG-11624
05/01/2007
- Content
Optical resonators of the whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) type featuring DC-tunable free spectral ranges (FSRs) have been demonstrated. Previously, the FSRs of WGM optical resonators were determined solely by the resonator geometries and materials: hence, the FSR of such a resonator could be tailored by design, but once the resonator was constructed, its FSR was fixed. By making the FSR tunable, one makes it possible to adjust, during operation, the frequency of a microwave signal generated by an optoelectronic oscillator in which an WGM optical resonator is utilized as a narrow-band filter.
- Citation
- "Narrow-Band WGM Optical Filters With Tunable FSRs," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2007.