Title :
Integrated control of silicon-photonic micro-resonator wavelength via balanced homodyne locking
Author :
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Starbuck, Andrew L.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We present a new method for active control of optical micro-resonator modulator and filter wavelength that is insensitive to environmental and optical perturbations and readily integrated on-chip. Experimental results demonstrating precise, long-term filter locking are shown.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; homodyne detection; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical control; optical filters; optical modulation; optical resonators; silicon; Si; active control; balanced homodyne locking; environmental perturbations; filter wavelength; integrated control; integrated on-chip; long-term filter locking; optical microresonator modulator; optical perturbations; silicon-photonic microresonator wavelength; Adaptive optics; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552919
