Observation of microcavity fine structure
arXiv:2203.01200 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.105.063502
Abstract
We observe fine structure in the resonance spectra of optical microcavities. We identify the polarization-resolved modes in the spectrum and find that resonance frequencies split in accordance with the theoretical prediction. The observed fine structure is dominantly caused by an optical spin-orbit coupling and non-paraxial propagation and reflection. Both effects are intrinsic, i.e. present in an ideal rotation-symmetric system, and scale inversely proportional to the mirror radius of curvature. For cavities with a small radius of curvature, the influence of fine structure on the resonance spectrum is important and unavoidable and should thus be taken into account.
9 pages, 8 figures
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