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A transverse closed-loop fiber resonator ( 10 ) includes an inner cladding ( 102 ) having a surface ( 300 ) peripherally forming a closed-loop shape for confining light to the surface ( 300 ). The inner cladding has a first diameter thickness ( 104 ) and a first index of refraction profile in a cross-sectional portion of the transverse closed-loop fiber resonator ( 10 ). A ringed-core ( 120 ) corresponding to the closed-loop shape is disposed on the corresponding surface of the inner cladding ( 102 ). The ringed-core ( 120 ) has a second thickness ( 124 ) of material thinner than the first diameter thickness ( 104 ), and a second index of refraction profile greater than the first index of the inner cladding by an index delta in the cross-sectional portion of the transverse closed-loop fiber resonator such that the ringed-core can guide light within the ringed-core traversely around the closed-loop shape.
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