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Fabrication of Optical Nanofiber Cavity Using Focused Ion Beam Milling

K. P. Nayak, Yuto Kawai, Fam Le Kien, Kiyomi Nakajima, Hideki T. Miyazaki, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, K. Hakuta

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

We discuss the characteristics of optical nanofiber cavity fabricated using focused ion beam milling technique. Due to strong confinement of the field in such a nanofiber cavity, it can become a promising workbench for cavity-QED.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qw4b.4

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