Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Videos

White-light whispering gallery mode resonators.

Anatoliy A Savchenkov1, Andrey B Matsko, Lute Maleki

  • 1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099, USA.

Optics Letters
|January 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

We developed novel white-light whispering gallery mode resonators with continuous spectra and ultrahigh-Q factors. These advanced resonators show promise for applications in ringdown spectroscopy and light modulation.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Environmentally stabilized crystalline WGM resonator.

Optics letters·2026
Same author

Ultimate power efficiency of a dichromatically pumped hyperparametric oscillator.

Optics letters·2025
Same author

Kerr nonlinearity, self-injection locking and correlation in a microresonator.

Scientific reports·2025
Same author

Noiseless signal amplification in an opto-mechanical transducer.

Optics letters·2025
Same author

Quantum linewidth limitation of a laser stabilized with a nonlinear microcavity.

Optics letters·2024
Same author

Application of kernel principal component analysis for optical vector atomic magnetometry.

Machine learning: science and technology·2024
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators are crucial optical components.
  • Existing WGM resonators often suffer from discrete modal spectra and frequency-dependent quality factors (Q-factors).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate novel white-light WGM resonators.
  • To achieve resonators with continuous modal spectra and frequency-independent ultrahigh-Q factors.
  • To explore potential applications in spectroscopy and light modulation.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of white-light WGM resonator design.
  • Experimental fabrication and characterization of the proposed resonators.
  • Investigation of resonator performance for spectroscopy and modulation.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Successful theoretical proposal and experimental demonstration of white-light WGM resonators.
  • Observation of a continuous modal spectrum.
  • Achievement of ultrahigh-Q frequency-independent quality factors.

Conclusions:

  • The developed white-light WGM resonators offer a significant advancement over conventional designs.
  • These resonators provide a versatile platform for advanced optical sensing and modulation applications.