White-light whispering gallery mode resonators

Opt Lett. 2006 Jan 1;31(1):92-4. doi: 10.1364/ol.31.000092.

Abstract

We propose theoretically and demonstrate experimentally white-light whispering gallery mode resonators. These resonators have essentially a continuous modal spectrum accompanied by ultrahigh-Q frequency-independent quality factors. Applications of the resonators for ringdown spectroscopy and light modulation are discussed.