Brillouin lasing with a CaF2 whispering gallery mode resonator

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Jan 30;102(4):043902. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.043902. Epub 2009 Jan 28.

Abstract

Stimulated Brillouin scattering with both pump and Stokes beams in resonance with whispering gallery modes of an ultrahigh Q calcium fluoride resonator is demonstrated for the first time. The resonator is pumped with 1064 nm light and has 3 muW Brillouin lasing threshold. The scattering is observed due to the unique morphology of the resonator reducing the phase mismatch between the optical modes and the hypersound wave.