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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) are crucial optical components.
  • Microresonators enable miniaturized photonic devices.
  • Controlling microresonator size is key for tunable optical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop tunable hemispherical microresonators.
  • To investigate lasing properties of these microresonators.
  • To assess their suitability for photonic integrated circuits.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of hemispherical microresonators utilizing the hydrophobic effect on DBRs.
  • Optical excitation of dye-doped microresonators.
  • Observation of lasing phenomena at room temperature.

Main Results:

  • Tunable-sized hemispherical microresonators were successfully fabricated.
  • Whispering gallery mode lasing was observed in dye-doped microresonators.
  • Room temperature lasing indicates efficient light confinement and gain.

Conclusions:

  • The hydrophobic effect provides a viable method for creating tunable microresonators.
  • The observed lasing demonstrates the functionality of these microresonators.
  • Flexible microresonators hold potential for advanced photonic integrated circuits.