We present optical measurements of the photothermal response of a whispering-gallery silica microresonator in a helium-4 exchange gas cryostat. Using transient-mode numerical simulations, we discuss the various heat propagation mechanisms. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
Title
Dynamical photothermal response of optical whispering-gallery silica microresonators in helium-4 cryogenic environments
Published in
2012 Conference On Lasers And Electro-Optics (Cleo)
Pagination
2
Conference
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, MAY 06-11, 2012
Date
2012
Publisher
New York, Ieee
ISBN
978-1-55752-933-6
Record creation date
2013-03-28