Control of integrated micro-resonator wavelength via balanced homodyne locking

被引:50
作者
Cox, Jonathan A. [1 ]
Lentine, Anthony L. [1 ]
Trotter, Douglas C. [1 ]
Starbuck, Andrew L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2014年 / 22卷 / 09期
基金
美国能源部;
关键词
SILICON; MODULATORS;
D O I
10.1364/OE.22.011279
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe and experimentally demonstrate a method for active control of resonant modulators and filters in an integrated photonics platform. Variations in resonance frequency due to manufacturing processes and thermal fluctuations are corrected by way of balanced homodyne locking. The method is compact, insensitive to intensity fluctuations, minimally disturbs the micro-resonator, and does not require an arbitrary reference to lock. We demonstrate long-term stable locking of an integrated filter to a laser swept over 1.25 THz. In addition, we show locking of a modulator with low bit error rate while the chip temperature is varied from 5 to 60 degrees C. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America
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页码:11279 / 11289
页数:11
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