Abstract
We demonstrate a powerful method based on the thermal bistability effect to characterize distinct loss mechanisms limiting the quality factor of micro-resonators. The relative importance of absorption and scattering losses and the surface interaction of micro-resonators with their ambient environment are investigated in toroidal micro-cavities using this technique.
© 2004 Optical Society of America
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