title: Polarization conversion in a silica microsphere.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate controlled polarization-selective phenomena in a whispering gallery mode resonator. We observed efficient ( approximately 75%) polarization conversion of light in a silica microsphere coupled to a tapered optical fiber with proper optimization of the polarization of the propagating light. A simple model treating the microsphere as a ring resonator provides a good fit to the observed behavior.
authors: Pablo
authors: P
authors: Bianucci
authors: Chris R
authors: CR
authors: Fietz
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Robertson
authors: Gennady
authors: G
authors: Shvets
authors: Chih-Kang
authors: CK
authors: Shih