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Dynamical tunneling-assisted coupling of high-Q deformed microcavities using a free-space beam

Optics 2013-08-14 v3

Abstract

We investigate the efficient free-space excitation of high-Q resonance modes in deformed microcavities via dynamical tunneling-assisted coupling. A quantum scattering theory is employed to study the free-space transmission properties, and it is found that the transmission includes the contribution from (1) the off-resonance background and (2) the on-resonance modulation, corresponding to the absence and presence of high-Q modes, respectively. The theory predicts asymmetric Fano-like resonances around high-Q modes in background transmission spectra, which are in good agreement with our recent experimental results. Dynamical tunneling across Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser tori is further studied, which plays an essential role in the Fano-like resonance. This efficient free-space coupling holds potential advantages in simplifying experimental condition and exciting high-Q modes in higher-index-material microcavities.

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@article{arxiv.1209.3395,
  title  = {Dynamical tunneling-assisted coupling of high-Q deformed microcavities using a free-space beam},
  author = {Qi-Fan Yang and Xue-Feng Jiang and Ya-Long Cui and Linbo Shao and Yun-Feng Xiao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.3395},
  year   = {2013}
}

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8 pages, 6 figures