Redundant ring resonators of varying dimensions to reduce ring resonator tuning requirements
US8660390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/29395
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems for reducing the amount of power consumed in temperature tuning resonator-based transmitters and receivers. In one aspect, a system comprises an array of resonators (801-806) disposed adjacent to a waveguide (646) and a heating element (808). The heating element is operated to thermally tune the array of resonators so that each resonator in a subset of the array of resonators is in resonance with a wavelength of light traveling in the waveguide.
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