Fano resonances in cone-shaped inwall capillary based microsphere resonator

In this paper, we demonstrate a cone-shaped inwall coupler for excitation of the whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) of a microsphere resonator. The coupler is composed of a single mode fiber (SMF) and a capillary with an inner diameter of 5 mu m. After immersing the capillary front end vertically into Hydrofluoric acid to obtain a cone inside the capillary, light in the SMF couples into the capillary efficiently while the hollow core is wide enough for a microsphere to be inserted. Because the front end face of the capillary acts as a reflector, a Fano resonance with an asymmetric line shape and a Q-factor of 2.57 x 10(4) is observed in the reflection spectrum using a barium titanite glass microsphere with a diameter of 45 mu m. The integrated resonator structure has the advantages such as the reflective type, alignment-free and mechanically robust, making it have great potential in sensing applications and optical switching. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America