Fiber Fabry-Perot cavity with high finesse
Optics
2010-11-16 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We have realized a fiber-based Fabry-Perot cavity with CO2 laser-machined mirrors. It combines very small size, high finesse F>=130000, small waist and mode volume, and good mode matching between the fiber and cavity modes. This combination of features is a major advance for cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQED), as shown in recent CQED experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates enabled by this cavity [Y. Colombe et al., Nature 450, 272 (2007)]. It should also be suitable for a wide range of other applications, including coupling to solid-state emitters, gas detection at the single-particle level, fiber-coupled single-photon sources and high-resolution optical filters with large stopband.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1005.0067,
title = {Fiber Fabry-Perot cavity with high finesse},
author = {David Hunger and Tilo Steinmetz and Yves Colombe and Christian Deutsch and Theodor W. Hänsch and Jakob Reichel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.0067},
year = {2010}
}
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Submitted to New J. Phys.