Femtosecond laser direct writing of high-Q microresonators in glass and crystals

  • Jintian Lin
  • , Yingxin Xu
  • , Jiangxin Song
  • , Jialei Tang
  • , Zhiwei Fang
  • , Min Wang
  • , Wei Fang
  • , Ya Cheng*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report on fabrication of microresonators of high quality (high-Q) factors in both glass and crystalline materials by femtosecond laser 3D micromachining. Based on this novel approach, we obtained high-Q microresonators of non-inplane geometries in glass materials such as fused silica and Nd: glass and demonstrated lasing at a pump power as low as 69 microwatts. We also fabricated on-chip microresonators of sub-100 μm diameters in crystalline materials including calcium fluoride and lithium niobate, and demonstrated efficient second harmonic generation using the high-Q lithium niobate microresonator. Furthermore, femtosecond laser 3D micromachining allows direct integration of the microresonators with other functional microcomponents, such as a microfluidic mixer and a microheater, leading to compact microdevices with enhanced functionalities. Our technique opens new avenues for fabricating high-Q microresonators with either 2D or 3D geometries on various types of dielectric materials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLaser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII
EditorsAlan H. Paxton, Vladimir S. Ilchenko, Kunihiko Washio, Alexis V. Kudryashov, Lutz Aschke
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628414332
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventLaser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 9 Feb 201512 Feb 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9343
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceLaser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period9/02/1512/02/15

Keywords

  • 3D microstructure
  • Femtosecond laser micromachining
  • Integration
  • Microresonator
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Optofluidics

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