Title :
Microring resonance stabilization using thermal dithering
Author :
Padmaraju, Kishore ; Logan, Dylan F. ; Ackert, Jason J. ; Knights, Andrew P. ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present the novel mechanism of thermal dithering for breaking the symmetry of a microring resonance, and experimentally show it can be utilized to thermally stabilize a silicon microring resonator experiencing fluctuations of 3 K.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; optical resonators; resonance; silicon; Si; microring resonance stabilization; microring resonator; thermal dithering; Fluctuations; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Thermal stability;
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.2013.6552922
