title: Real-space observation of spectral degeneracy breaking in a waveguide-coupled disk microresonator.
abstract: We report on the real-space observation of resonant frequency splitting in a high-Q waveguide-coupled silicon-on-insulator microdisk resonator. Phase sensitive near-field analysis reveals the stationary nature of the two resonant states, and spectral investigations clearly show their orthogonality. These measurements emphasize the role of the coupling waveguide in this splitting phenomenon. The symmetry of the two stationary whispering gallery modes is clearly observed and is found to follow the axial symmetry of the waveguide-coupled microdisk as it has been reported by earlier theoretical predictions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d’Instrumentation Optique, Institut Charles Delaunay, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 rue Marie-Curie BP2060 10010 Troyes, France. blaize@utt.fr
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blaize
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gesuele
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stefanon
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruyant
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lérondel
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Royer
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morand
authors.forename: Pierre
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authors.lastname: Benech
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fedeli