Temperature-dependent optical resonance in a thin-walled tubular oxide microcavity

Abstract

This work proposes a temperature-response capability of optical resonance in tubular optical oxide microcavities. The thin wall thickness with a subwavelength scale enables these microcavities to interact with the environment effectively. By optimization of the geometries and materials, the tubular microcavities can be tuned into temperature-inert in vacuum, and the experiments support this design. The experiments prove the idea of utilizing them as temperature-inert microcavities. Contrary wavelength shifts from previous studies were observed, which can be explained with the theoretical model. Furthermore, the theoretical results of the present work suggest that novel rolled-up microtubes could act as an exceptional optical microcavity for the application in temperature response.