Efficient optical path folding by using multiple total internal reflections in a microcavity

Susumu Shinohara*, Satoshi Sunada, Takehiro Fukushima, Takahisa Harayama, Kenichi Arai, Kazuyuki Yoshimura

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Abstract

We propose using an asymmetric resonant microcavity for the efficient generation of an optical path that is much longer than the diameter of the cavity. The path is formed along a star polygonal periodic orbit within the cavity, which is stable and confined by total internal reflection. We fabricated a semiconductor device based on this idea with an average diameter of 0.3 mm and achieved a path length of 2.79 mm experimentally.

Original languageEnglish
Article number151111
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume105
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Oct 13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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