Inspec keywords: refractive index; laser transitions; fluorescence; microcavity lasers; solid lasers; optical glass

Other keywords: nonlinear refractive index; resonances; Nd-doped tellurite glass; fluorescence image; whispering gallery modes; total internal reflection; threshold incident pump power; low phonon energy; 1.06 micron; fabrication; Mie scattering; laser oscillations; microsphere laser; scanning electron micrograph; continuous-wave oscillation

Subjects: Solid lasers; Laser resonators and cavities; Laser resonators and cavities; Lasing action in other solids