Optical Nanofibers and Microresonators (Síle Nic Chormaic, Misha Sumetsky, Lan Yang)

Optical nanofibers and microresonators have become enormously useful in the last decade in areas ranging from atomic through optical to quantum physics. Novel applications include optical sensing, lasing, optical signal processing, atom/particle trapping, optomechanics, and nonlinear optics. New uses are constantly emerging due to the special properties that ena¬ble both sensing and controlling of the environment with evanescent fields. This topical issue is dedicated to the theory, fabrication methods, and broad applications of optical nanofibers, microresonators, or more complex devices, for the areas mentioned above. GUEST EDITORS: Síle Nic Chormaic, Misha Sumetsky, Lan Yang