Abstract
Lasing from an erbium-implanted, high-Q toroidal microcavity coupled to a tapered fiber is demonstrated. Record threshold power as low as 4.5 µW and output power of 39.4 µW is achieved along with lasing wavelength control by variation of coupling condition.
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