title: White-light whispering gallery mode resonators.
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.
authors.affiliation: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099, USA.
authors.forename: Anatoliy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Savchenkov
authors.forename: Andrey B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Matsko
authors.forename: Lute
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maleki