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LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 521-547Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201300040
Keywords
Tubular geometry; WGM; microcavity; resonator; tube; sensor
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Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [61008029, 51102049]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-10-0345]
- Shanghai Pujiang Program [11PJ1400900]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20110071120009]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2011M500731]
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Funds (GRF) [112510, 112212]
- City University of Hong Kong Applied Research Grant (ARG) [9667066]
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Optical microcavities with whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) have large potential and, in particular, those with a tubular geometry have attracted increasing attention due to their special geometry and interesting properties such as trimmed resonant modes, simplicity as fluidic channels, three-dimensionally (3D) mode confinement, unique evanescent wave, and so on. Optical microcavities with the tubular geometry meet the challenge of assembly of conductive, semiconductive and insulating materials into a tubular geometry, thus spurring multifunctional applications to optofluidic devices, optical microdevices like microlasers, and bio/chemical sensors. Fabrication methods such as the fiber-drawing method, rolled-up nanotechnology, electrospin technique, and template-assistant method have been developed to address the various requirements. These tubular optical microcavities enable researchers to explore and construct novel optical microdevices for a wide range of potential applications. This review describes the tubular optical microcavities from the perspectives of theoretical consideration, optical characterization, and potential applications.
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