Methods and devices for optimizing the operation of a semiconductor optical modulator

Zortman, William A.

Title: Methods and devices for optimizing the operation of a semiconductor optical modulator

Abstract

A semiconductor-based optical modulator includes a control loop to control and optimize the modulator's operation for relatively high data rates (above 1 GHz) and/or relatively high voltage levels. Both the amplitude of the modulator's driving voltage and the bias of the driving voltage may be adjusted using the control loop. Such adjustments help to optimize the operation of the modulator by reducing the number of errors present in a modulated data stream.

Inventors:: Zortman, William A.

Issue Date:: 2015-07-14

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1193294

Patent Number(s):: 9083460

Application Number:: 14/024,559

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
H04B10/50575 - {to control the modulator DC bias}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Sep 11

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 42 ENGINEERING

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Watts, Michael; Zortman, William; Trotter, Douglas
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 22, p. 21989-22003
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Bit-Error-Rate Monitoring for Active Wavelength Control of Resonant Modulators
journal, January 2013

Zortman, William A.; Lentine, Anthony L.; Trotter, Douglas C.
IEEE Micro, Vol. 33, Issue 1, p. 42-52
https://doi.org/10.1109/MM.2012.73

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