IV.CONCLUSION
Inthisreview,wehavecoveredrecentdevelopmentsintheapplicationsofwhisperinggallerymoderesonatorsinopticsandphotonics.Wehavetriedtomentionalltheactivitiesinthe eld,thoughweadmitthatsomeoftherecentadvancescouldhaveescapedourattentionbecausetheareagrowsveryfast,andeachmonthbringsnewstudiesrelatedtothesubject.
Thoughwhisperinggallerymodesareinterestingphysicalob-jectsbythemselves,weforeseethefastestgrowthintheirprac-
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