Unidirectional reflection from an integrated “taiji” microresonator

A. Calabrese; F. Ramiro-Manzano; H. M. Price; S. Biasi; M. Bernard; M. Ghulinyan; I. Carusotto; L. Pavesi

doi:10.1364/PRJ.393070

Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 8, 1333(2020)

Unidirectional reflection from an integrated “taiji” microresonator

A. Calabrese¹, F. Ramiro-Manzano², H. M. Price³, S. Biasi^4、*, M. Bernard⁵, M. Ghulinyan⁵, I. Carusotto⁶, and L. Pavesi⁴

Author Affiliations

¹Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Paris Sciences et Lettres, CNRS, Université de Paris, 75005 Paris, France

²Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV). Av. de los Naranjos, 46022 Valencia, Spain

³School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

⁴Nanoscience Laboratory, Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy

⁵Centre for Materials and Microsystems, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Povo (TN), Italy

⁶INO-CNR BEC Center and Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Mar. 18, 2020

Accepted: May. 26, 2020

Published Online: Jul. 21, 2020

The Author Email: S. Biasi (stefano.biasi@unitn.it)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.393070

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