Integrated thermal stabilization of a microring modulator.

Autor: Padmaraju K; Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, New York, New York, USA. kpadmara@ee.columbia.edu, Logan DF, Zhu X, Ackert JJ, Knights AP, Bergman K
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Optics express [Opt Express] 2013 Jun 17; Vol. 21 (12), pp. 14342-50.
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.014342
Abstrakt: A defect-enhanced silicon photodiode and heater are integrated with and used to thermally stabilize a microring modulator. These optoelectronic components are interfaced with external control circuitry to create a closed-looped feedback system for thermally stabilizing the microring modulator. The thermal stabilization system enables the microring modulator to provide error-free 5-Gb/s modulation while being subjected to thermal fluctuations that would normally render it inoperable.
Databáze: MEDLINE