High-precision quasi-static sensing method based on WGM resonator self-modulation

Tao Jia; Enbo Xing; Jianglong Li; Jiamin Rong; Hongbo Yue; Yujie Zhang; Guohui Xing; Yanru Zhou; Wenyao Liu; Jun Tang; Jun Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.549972

Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 5, 1375(2025)

High-precision quasi-static sensing method based on WGM resonator self-modulation

Tao Jia¹, Enbo Xing^2、*, Jianglong Li², Jiamin Rong¹, Hongbo Yue², Yujie Zhang¹, Guohui Xing¹, Yanru Zhou², Wenyao Liu², Jun Tang^1,3,4, and Jun Liu^2,5

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory of Widegap Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Semiconductor and Physics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China

²State Key Laboratory of Extreme Environment Optoelectronic Dynamic Testing Technology and Instrument, School of Instrument and Electronics, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China

³Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China

⁴e-mail: tangjun@nuc.edu.cn

⁵e-mail: liuj@nuc.edu.cn

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Paper Information

Category: Optoelectronics

Received: Nov. 25, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 27, 2025

Published Online: May. 8, 2025

The Author Email: Enbo Xing (xiaoxing1228@126.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.549972

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.549972

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