Title : 
Wavelength control of resonant photonic modulators via balanced homodyne locking
         
        
            Author : 
Cox, Jonathan A. ; Lentine, Anthony L. ; Savignon, Daniel J. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Starbuck, Andrew L.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We present a new, robust method for control of resonant modulator wavelength that is integrated with an on-chip balanced detector. Experimental results demonstrate long-term locking with low bit error rate over greater than 55°C range.
         
        
            Keywords : 
error statistics; integrated optics; optical control; optical modulation; photodetectors; balanced homodyne locking; bit error rate; integrated optics; on-chip balanced detector; resonant photonic modulators; wavelength control; Adaptive optics; Bit error rate; Legged locomotion; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Phase shifters;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Diego, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4799-2467-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886052