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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 50(2019)

High-Q, low-mode-volume microsphere-integrated Fabry–Perot cavity for optofluidic lasing applications

Xiaoqin Wu^1,2, Yipei Wang³, Qiushu Chen¹, Yu-Cheng Chen¹, Xuzhou Li¹, Limin Tong², and Xudong Fan^1、*

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¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

²State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

³Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Sep. 17, 2018

Accepted: Nov. 14, 2018

Published Online: Feb. 21, 2019

The Author Email: Xudong Fan (xsfan@umich.edu)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000050

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Lasers and Laser Optics

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