Method and system for pumping of an optical resonator

摘要

A method of pumping an optical resonator includes directing light generated by a pumping light at the optical resonator, exciting a propagating surface state of the optical resonator at an interface of the optical resonator, and changing a propagating frequency of the light proximate the interface, where the changed frequency corresponds to a propagation frequency of the surface state. The optical resonator includes a photonic crystal and a material, where the interface is formed between the photonic crystal and the material.

主权项

1. A method for pumping an optical resonator, comprising:
propagating a light having a first frequency through a photonic crystal region of an optical resonator to an interface within the optical resonator, wherein the optical resonator includes the photonic crystal and a material, and wherein the interface is between the photonic crystal and the material; converting the light from the first frequency to a second frequency at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material, the second frequency within a frequency bandgap of a surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface; exciting the surface state of the photonic crystal at the interface between the photonic crystal and the material using the second frequency; and propagating the surface state of the photonic crystal within a limited range within the photonic crystal along the interface using the second frequency.