Title :
Dynamic stabilization of a microring modulator under thermal perturbation
Author :
Padmaraju, Kishore ; Chan, Johnnie ; Chen, Long ; Lipson, Michal ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first active stabilization of a microring-based device within a thermally volatile environment. The proposed design is CMOS integratable and leverages low-speed power monitoring and a feedback loop circuit for dynamic thermal correction.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; optical modulation; CMOS; dynamic stabilization; dynamic thermal correction; feedback loop circuit; low speed power monitoring; microring based device active stabilization; microring modulator; thermal perturbation; thermally volatile environment; Fluctuations; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
