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Demonstration of a compact wavelength tracker using a tunable silicon resonator
Author(s) -
Jifang Tao,
Hong Cai,
Yuandong Gu,
Ai Qun Liu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.024104
Subject(s) - optics , resonator , photodiode , optoelectronics , wavelength , materials science , photonics , wavelength division multiplexing , optical filter , chip , free spectral range , silicon photonics , physics , computer science , telecommunications
Here, we demonstrate a chip-scale integrated optical wavelength tracker with fast response and compact format. By exploiting the electro-optic(EO) effect on a thermally controlled silicon micro-ring resonator filter, the proposed tracker can operate over a wide wavelength range according to the thermo-optic (TO) effect; meanwhile, the tracker's response speed is greatly improved through the EO effect (i.e. tracking within 1 ns), as compared to the traditional TO controlled methods (typical ~10 μs). With the integration of a photodiode onto the photonics chip, the compact chip is with a footprint of 0.5 mm × 1.5 mm. This tracker has potential applications for wavelength tacking in advanced DWDM network systems, tunable laser sources, and high performance optical sensors.

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