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Opt Express. 2014 May 19;22(10):11995-2006. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.011995.

Tellurite microspheres for nanoparticle sensing and novel light sources.

Optics express

Yinlan Ruan, Keiron Boyd, Hong Ji, Alexandre Francois, Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Jesper Munch, Tanya M Monro

PMID: 24921319 DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.011995

Abstract

High index Er-Yb codoped tellurite spheres with diameter of 9 μm and good sphericity were fabricated using a CO(2) laser. Upconversion modulated whispering gallery modes with a quality factor of 45,000 were observed in the sphere dipped in methanol. Refractometric sensing with detection sensitivity of 7.7 nm/RIU was demonstrated using a 9 μm diameter sphere. Such high index spheres have the potential to be used for nanoparticle sensing and mid-IR frequency conversion.

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