Ultra-low-loss Tapered Optical Fibers(TOFs) and Ultra-high-Q Microtoroidal Resonators

2015-0303-07

researcher's name: about researcher AOKI, Takao Professor
affiliation: Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Advanced Science and Engineering
keyword

predominance

・The highest transmission measured for TOFs

　 with an optimal shape is in excess of 99.7%

　 with a total TOF length of only 23mm

・Microtoroidal resonators to build on-chip cavity QED systems with very high quality factors

background

・Demands for the measurement at the nanometric level, such as molecules and DNA’s

・Expectations for the potential applications of evanescent light

summary

・Design and fabrications of ultra-low-loss tapered optical fibers (TOFs) with minimal lengths

・Original fabrication methods of microtoroidal resonators

application/development

・quantum information science

(e.g., nonclassical light sources, scalable quantum logic with photons, quantum networks connected with light), ultra-low threshold optical devices, and single atom/molecule detecting devices

material

The highest transmission in excess of 99.7%　 A total TOF length of only 23mm
Probe for scanning type microscopes to achieve high efficiency, high resolution
Ultra-high-Q microtoroidal resonators; Q>3×108, Small mode volume, Coupling to single-mode optical fibers with high efficiency

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posted: 2015/03/03