Abstract

From analysis of the high $Q$ modes in a Bragg onion resonator with an omnidirectional reflector cladding, we establish a close analogy between such a resonator and a spherical hollow cavity in perfect metal. We demonstrate that onion resonators are ideal for applications that require a large spontaneous-emission factor $\beta$, such as thresholdless lasers and single-photon devices.

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High-quality-factor Bragg onion resonators with omnidirectional reflector cladding

Yong Xu, Wei Liang, Amnon Yariv, J. G. Fleming, and Shawn-Yu Lin
Opt. Lett. 28(22) 2144-2146 (2003)

Mie scattering analysis of spherical Bragg “onion” resonators

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Opt. Express 12(4) 657-669 (2004)

Modification of spontaneous emission in Bragg onion resonators

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