Title :
Integrated control of silicon-photonic micro-resonator wavelength with 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 photonic micro-resonator modulator and filter wavelength that is insensitive to environmental and optical perturbations and readily integrated on-chip. Experimental results demonstrating precise filter locking are shown.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micromechanical resonators; optical filters; optical modulation; optical resonators; silicon; Si; active control; balanced homodyne locking; filter locking; filter wavelength; integrated control; photonic micro-resonator modulator; silicon-photonic microresonator wavelength; Adaptive optics; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
