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Photonics Research
Vol. 7, Issue 1, 50 (2019)

High-Q, low-mode-volume microsphere-integrated Fabry–Perot cavity for optofluidic lasing applications

Xiaoqin Wu^1、2, Yipei Wang³, Qiushu Chen¹, Yu-Cheng Chen¹, Xuzhou Li¹, Limin Tong², and Xudong Fan^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

²State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

³Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

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Xiaoqin Wu, Yipei Wang, Qiushu Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Xuzhou Li, Limin Tong, Xudong Fan. High-Q, low-mode-volume microsphere-integrated Fabry–Perot cavity for optofluidic lasing applications[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(1): 50 Copy Citation Text

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Xiaoqin Wu, Yipei Wang, Qiushu Chen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Xuzhou Li, Limin Tong, Xudong Fan. High-Q, low-mode-volume microsphere-integrated Fabry–Perot cavity for optofluidic lasing applications[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(1): 50

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