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Book SynopsisConfinement and manipulation of photons using microcavities have triggered intense research interest in both basic and applied physics for more than a decade. Prominent examples are whispering gallery microcavities which confine photons by means of continuous total internal reflection along a curved and smooth surface. The long photon lifetime, strong field confinement, and in-plane emission characteristics make them promising candidates for enhancing light-matter interactions on a chip. In this book, we will introduce different ultra-high-Q whispering gallery microcavities, and focus on their applications in enhancing light-matter interaction, such as ultralow-threshold microlasing, highly sensitive optical biosensing, nonlinear optics, cavity quantum electrodynamics and cavity optomechanics.
Table of ContentsBrief Introduction to Ultra-High-Q Whispering Gallery Modes; Ultra-Low-Threshold Microlasing with Ultra-High-Q Whispering Gallery Modes; Highly Sensitive Optical Biosensing with Ultra-High-Q Whispering Gallery Modes; Nonlinear Optics in Ultra-High-Q Whispering Gallery Modes; Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics and Quantum Logic in Ultra-High-Q Whispering Gallery Modes; Cavity Optomechanics and Its Importance in Quantum Mechanics; High-Q Asymmetric Resonant Cavity; New Forms of Whispering Gallery Mode Microcavities; Prospect.
