Abstract

Recently, μ-spheres have enjoyed a great deal of attention from the optical-spectroscopy community. Although a variety of linear and nonlinear optical processes have been observed in μ-droplets,¹ actual photonic devices require the use of solid μ- spheres. The first of these applications is the room-temperature hole-burning memory.² Addressing a solid three-dimensional photonic device composed of μ-spheres requires modification of the excitation geometry. One can no longer use a plane wave, which would give rise to multiple scattering. Instead, an optical-fiber coupler (OFC) can be used for addressing.

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