Open AccessDemonstration of a reef knot microfiber resonator
Author(s) -
Guillaume Vienne,
Aurélien Coillet,
Philippe Grelu,
Mohammed El Amraoui,
Frédéric Smektala,
JeanCharles Jules,
Limin Tong
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.006224
Subject(s) - microfiber , knot (papermaking) , resonator , reef , optics , materials science , chalcogenide , optoelectronics , physics , composite material , geology , oceanography
We propose a new way to realize a microfiber optical resonator by implementing the topology of a reef knot using two microfibers. We describe how this structure, which includes 4 ports and can serve as an add-drop filter, can be fabricated. Resonances in an all-silica reef knot are measured and good fits are obtained from a simple resonator model. We also show the feasibility of assembling a hybrid silica-chalcogenide reef knot structure.