Deep‐learning powered whispering gallery mode sensor based on multiplexed imaging at fixed frequency

During the last decades the whispering gallery mode based sensors have become a prominent solution for label-free sensing of various physical and chemical parameters.At the same time,the widespread utilization of the approach is hindered by the restricted applicability of the known configurations for ambient variations quantification outside the laboratory conditions and their low affordability,where necessity on the spectrally-resolved data collection is among the main limiting factors.In this paper we demonstrate the first realization of an affordable whispering gallery mode sensor powered by deep learning and multi-resonator imaging at a fixed frequency.It has been shown that the approach enables refractive index unit(RIU)prediction with an absolute error at 3×10^(-6) level for dynamic range of the RIU variations from 0 to 2×10^(-3) with temporal resolution of several milliseconds and instrument-driven detection limit of 3×10−5.High sensing accuracy together with instrumental affordability and production simplicity places the reported detector among the most cost-effective realizations of the whispering gallery mode approach.The proposed solution is expected to have a great impact on the shift of the whole sensing paradigm away from the model-based and to the flexible self-learning solutions.

High resolution angular-displacement sensor based on whispering gallery mode resonance in bent optical fibers

A simple fiber sensor to measure angular displacement with high resolution, which is based on whispering gallery mode （WGM） resonance in bent optical fibers,is proposed. The sensor is composed of a single loop formed by loosely tying a knot using single mode fiber. To measure the transmission spectra, a tunable laser and an optic power meter are connected to the two ends of fi- ber loop, respectively. Significant WGM resonances occur over the investigated wavelength range for all the sensors with different bend radius. The angular-displacement sensitivity is studied in the range from -0. 1°to 0. 1°. The detection limit of 1.49 × 10 ^-7 rad can be achieved for the detecting system with the resolution of lpm. The simple loop-structure fiber sensor has potential application prospect in the field of architecture or bridge building with low detection limit and low cost.

STUDY OF CROSSED FIELD GYROTRON OPERATING ON WHISPERING-GALLERY MODE

A linear and nonlinear analysis of crossed-field gyrotron operating on whispering-gallery mode TEm11 is presented. The detailed discussions are given for the starting oscillationcondition, the effect of the internal conductor in coaxial cavity on the cut-off frequency of modeand the spacing between adjacent modes as well as the effect of the applied voltage on thecyclotron frequency of electron, the starting oscillation beam power and the electron efficiency.It is shown that the efficiency of 41% can be attained for m=2. A comparison of these resultswith those in cylindrical cavity is made. The analyses are helpful for the engineering design.

Optomechanical entanglement in a whispering-gallery cavity

The dynamics of the optomechanical entanglement between optical cavity field modes and a macroscopic me- chanical breathing mode in a whispering-gallery cavity as well as the continuous variable entanglement between the phase-quadrature amplitudes of the two whispering-gallery modes have been analysed. Simulated results indicate that under state-of-the^art experimental conditions, optomechanical entanglement is obvious and can occur even at temper- atures of above 40 K. Compared with the entanglement of the mechanical oscillator at the ground state temperature, optomechanical entanglement is more intense by several orders of magnitude.

Photonic lenses with whispering gallery waves at Janus particles

We show that electric field on the plane surface of truncated sphere or cylinders(so called Janus particles)have sharp resonances versus the depth of removed segment of a sphere or cylinder.These resonances are related to the excited whispering gallery waves caused by truncation.It is a new mechanism of the field localization.Optimization of this effect for cylinders permits to reach a super resolution in the line thickness,which can be used for contact optical lithography.

Emerging opportunities for ultra-high Q whispering gallery mode microcavities

Whispering gallery modes (WGMs) were first discovered for sound waves in the whispering gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral and explained by Rayleigh [1] in 1878. In 1961, Garrett et al.[2] applied the concept of WGMs to optical systems and realized stimulated emissions in Sm2+-doped CaF2 spheres.Since then, WGMs have been widely and intensively studied in a range of micro-sized systems, including microdroplets,microspheres, microtoroids, microdisks, and microtubes.

Periodically poled lithium niobate whispering gallery mode microcavities on a chip

In this study, we investigate the fabrication of periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN) microdisk cavities on a chip. These resonators are fabricated from a PPLN film with a 16 μm poling period on insulator using conventional microfabrication techniques.The quality factor of the PPLN microdisk resonators with a 40-μm radius and a 700-nm thickness is 6.7×10~5. Second harmonic generation(SHG) with an efficiency of 2.2×10^(-6) mW(-1) is demonstrated in the fabricated PPLN microdisks. The nonlinear conversion efficiency could be considerably enhanced by optimizing the period and pattern of the poled structure and by improving the cavity quality factors.

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering on dielectric microspheres with whispering gallery mode resonance

Conventionally, metallic nanostructures are used for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS), but recently there has been increasing interest in the enhancement of Raman scattering from dielectric substrates due to their improved stability and biocompatibility compared with metallic substrates. Here, we report the observation of enhanced Raman scattering from rhodamine 6 G molecules coated on silica microspheres. We excite the whispering gallery modes(WGMs) supported in the microspheres with a tapered fiber coupler for efficient WGM excitation, and the Raman enhancement can be attributed to the WGM mechanism. Strong resonance enhancement in pump laser intensity and modified Raman emission from the Purcell effect in the microsphere resonator are observed from the experiment and compared with theoretical results. A total Raman enhancement factor of 1.4 × 10~4 is observed, with contribution mostly from the enhancement in pump laser intensity. Our results show that, with an efficient pumping scheme, dielectric microspheres are a viable alternative to metallic SERS substrates.

Plasmon-enhanced ZnO whispering-gallery mode lasing

Collaborative enhancements from surface plasmons （SPs） and whispering-gallery modes （WGMs） can induce intense near-field effects with high spatial localization around the surface of a semiconducting material. One can construct a highly efficient hybrid microcavity using semiconducting materials through resonant coupling between SPs and WGMs. Hexagonal ZnO micro-/nanostructures, which have been employed as natural WGM microcavities for ultraviolet （UV） lasing, can be used as ideal platforms to construct such hybrid microcavities. Here, we comprehensively review the recent efforts for improving lasing performance by resonant coupling between SPs and WGMs. Traditional SPs originating from various metals as well as novel SPs originating from atomic layers such as graphene are considered. Moreover, we discuss the mechanism of light-matter interactions beyond the improvements in lasing performance.

Impact of nanoparticle-induced scattering of an azimuthally propagating mode on the resonance of whispering gallery microcavities

Optical whispering gallery microcavities with high-quality factors have shown great potential toward achieveing ultrahigh-sensitivity sensing up to a single molecule or nanoparticle, which raises a huge demand on a deep theoretical insight into the crucial phenomena such as the mode shift, mode splitting, and mode broadening in sensing experiments. Here we propose an intuitive model to analyze these phenomena from the viewpoint of the nanoparticle-induced multiple scattering of the azimuthally propagating mode(APM). The model unveils explicit relations between these phenomena and the phase change and energy loss of the APM when scattered at the nanoparticle; the model also explains the observed polarization-dependent preservation of one resonance and the particle-dependent redshift or blueshift. The model indicates that the particle-induced coupling between the pair of unperturbed degenerate whispering gallery modes(WGMs) and the coupling between the WGMs and the free-space radiation modes, which are widely adopted in current theoretical formalisms, are realized via the reflection and scattering-induced free-space radiation of the APM, respectively, and additionally exhibits the contribution of cross coupling between the unperturbed WGMs and other different WGMs to forming the splittingresonant modes, especially for large particles.

Parity-time-symmetric whispering-gallery mode nanoparticle sensor[Invited]

We present a study of single nanoparticle detection using parity-time （PT） symmetric whispering-gaUery mode （WGM） resonators. Our theoretical model and numerical simulations show that, with balanced gain and loss, the PT-symmetric WGM nanoparticle sensor, tailored to operate at PT phase transition points （also called exceptional points）, exhibits significant enhancement in frequency splitting when compared with a single WGM nanopartide sensor subject to the same perturbation. The presence of gain in the PT-symmetric system leads to narrower linewidth, which helps to resolve smaller changes in frequency splitting and improve the detection limit of nanoparticle sensing. Furthermore, we also provide a general method for detecting multiple nanopartides entering the mode volume of a PT-symmetric WGM sensor one by one. Our study shows the feasibility of PT-symmetric WGM resonators for ultrasensitive single nanoparticle and biomolecule sensing.

Polarization properties of an evanescent-wave pumped whispering gallery mode fibre laser

The polarization properties of an evanescent-wave pumped Whispering Gallery Mode(WGM) fibre laser have been investigated. It is found that there are two kinds of polarization lasing beam emitting from the evanescent-wave pumped WGM fibre laser under two different pump conditions.When the pump beam is strictly along the axial direction of an optical fibre,the lasing emission is transverse electric wave and the electrical vectors at emitting points are along the radial direction of the fibre,which forms a special radial polarization radiation.However,when the pump beam deviates from the axial direction of the fibre,both transverse electric and transverse magnetic waves exist in the lasing emission,which forms a mixed polarization radiation with radial and axial polarized elements.Based on lasing radiation mechanism of evanescent-wave pumped WGM fibre laser,the observed polarization properties are well explained.

UV-curable adhesive microsphere whispering gallery mode resonators

We report the fabrication and optical characterization of spherical whispering gallery mode(WGM) resonators made from ultraviolet(UV)-curable adhesive. The fabricated microspheres have good sphericity and surface smoothness, and can directly adhere to the tip of half-tapered fibers for easy manipulation. WGMs are e?ciently excited in the microsphere using an evanescent field of the tapered silica optical fibers. Resonances with quality factors of 1.3×10 5 are observed. The dependence of wavelength shifts of WGM resonances on the input light powers shows that the resonant wavelength of the proposed microsphere resonators can be tuned thermo-optically.

Double-triangular whispering-gallery mode lasing from a hexagonal GaN microdisk grown on graphene

The III-nitride semiconductor microdisk laser exhibits high quality factor and low excitation threshold with broad development potential in the field of nanophotonics such as nanoscale light-emitting devices and on-chip optical integration.So far,many works have been focused on process synthesis and nanostructural design of microdisk lasers.Nevertheless,there are still some limitations in the existing optical resonance mode which is an important internal influence factor for lasing characteristics.In this work,a new double-triangular whispering-gallery mode(D3-WGM)lasing from a hexagonal GaN microdisk with a high quality(Q)factor of 3049 and an excitation threshold of around 11.5μW has been experimentally demonstrated.In addition,the optical properties of hexagonal-WGM(6-WGM),triangular-WGM(3-WGM)and D3-WGM lasing from microdisk are explored by numerical calculation and Comsol simulation.These results confirm that the D3-WGM lasing has its own significant performance advantages,namely high Q factor and easy light emission.Based on this novel laser mode characteristic,microcavity lasers are expected to be further developed and applied in the field of nanophotonics.

Applied whispering gallery modes on ZnO nanorods coated glass for humidity sensing application

In this letter,a humidity sensor is demonstrated by applying a whispering gallery mode(WGM)from a microsphere resonator onto the ZnO nanorods coated glass surface.The diameter of the microsphere was 234μm and the glass surface was coated with ZnO nanorods using the hydrothermal method at growth duration of 12 h.A significant response to humidity level ranging from 35%RH to 85%RH has been observed with the sensitivity of 0.0142 nm/%RH.The proposed humidity sensor has successfully employed to enhance interaction between the whispering gallery mode evanescent and surrounds analyte with the assistance of ZnO nanorods coated glass.

Optomechanically induced non-reciprocity in the whispering gallery mode microresonator

With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Chinese Academy of Sciences,and Ministry of Science and Technology of China,the research group led by Dr.Dong Chunhua(董春华)at the CAS Key Lab of Quantum Information,University of Science and Technology of China。

球形双曲色散超材料腔的多重窄带回音廊模式及透明显示应用

本文提出并设计了一种用于提高彩色透明显示性能的球形双曲色散超材料(HMM)腔.该腔由介质/银层交替包裹银核组成,具有深度亚波长性质,并支持和银层数目相同的同阶回音廊模式.这些模式能够将电磁波能量高度局域在不同介质壳层内,从而降低欧姆损耗,减小共振线宽.针对5层银/介质交替包裹形成的HMM腔,详细分析了结构参数对回音廊模式的调谐作用.发现仅改变最外层介质或银层厚度,几乎不影响TM1,2和TM1,3模式的共振位置,但对TM1,1模式的共振位置及3个模式的强度产生明显调谐.通过优化HMM腔,在红绿蓝波段实现三重窄带共振,且在三重共振位置均具有偶极辐射特点,能够将散射光限制在和入射光夹角为-45°—+45°范围内.该HMM腔不仅支持红绿蓝三重窄带共振,并具有宽的散射角,可应用于实现高透明度、高亮度和宽视角的全彩透明显示.

基于WGM微腔自注入锁定压窄线宽技术研究

回音壁模式(whispering gallerymode,WGM)微腔具有超高Q值和极小的模式体积,并且还存在一种弱后向瑞利散射。利用WGM微腔的该反馈机制,可以实现激光线宽几个数量级的压缩,基于此设计了一种窄线宽激光器。利用数值仿真分析了自注入锁定过程中的光学行为,具体而言分析了系统中相位、失谐、后向散射、耦合效率的变化对系统性能的影响。同时并使用半导体激光器进行了验证实验,半导体激光器中心波长为1552.126nm,实验中将7 MHz线宽激光输出压窄至500kHz。基于该方案实现的窄线宽激光器具有轻量化、便捷性高、性能稳定等诸多优点。因而,这种窄线宽激光器在激光干涉测量、激光陀螺、激光测距等领域具有潜在的应用价值。

级联声光器件与回音壁模式微腔实现非对称传输

本文提出利用级联声光效应器和耦合回音壁模式微球腔的方案来实现非对称传输效果,并进行理论和实验验证.实验中利用加热拉锥的方式制备了两段式光纤,可同时实现声光效应的激发和回音壁模式的耦合.利用光纤中声光效应将纤芯基模中的矢量模式转换到包层高阶模式,由于基模中不同矢量模式转换包层模式的矢量模式也不同,从而产生类似双折射效果,使输出的包层模式产生偏振变化.而后通过耦合回音壁模式微腔将包层模式转换回纤芯基模.由于回音壁模式的偏振选择效果,使得相反方向入射光能量具有不同的透射特性,其传输隔离度可达17 d B.此外,对两个方向传输的透射率随偏振角度变化进行测试,测得声光效应带来的偏振变化约为80°.本文的非对称传输方案继承了声光器件响应迅速、调谐性良好的优势,同时具有全光纤结构和无工作阈值的特点,在光开关、光隔离器等场景具有重要的应用潜力.

基于回音壁模式微泡腔的流速传感应用

基于黏性流体的伯努利效应原理,利用回音壁模式微泡腔高品质因子与具有天然微流控通道的特性,提出一种基于回音壁模式微泡腔的流速传感器。理论分析了黏性流体流动时由于黏滞损耗引起的压强损失,仿真分析了不同流速范围内流动速度和压强之间的关系,发现二者之间表现出良好的线性依赖,沿程损耗是引起压强损失的主要因素;恒定流速下微腔内部为均匀的正压分布,会引起谐振波长红移。实验制备了壁厚约为2μm的微泡腔,并搭建流速传感实验测试系统。在3~106μL/min流速范围内,流速增加时,谐振波长发生红移,并且波长偏移与流速之间满足良好的线性关系,拟合得到流速传感灵敏度为0.047 pm/(μL/min),检测极限为0.635μL/min。该流速传感器结构简单、易于制备、低成本且检测极限较低。