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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Sasikanth Manipatruni, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Rajeev Dokania, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Alyssa B. Apsel, Ithaca, NY (US);
Michal Lipson, Ithaca, NY (US);
Sasikanth Manipatruni, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Rajeev Dokania, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Alyssa B. Apsel, Ithaca, NY (US);
Michal Lipson, Ithaca, NY (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermally stabilized, high speed, micrometer-scale silicon electro-optic modulator is provided. Methods for maintaining desired temperatures in electro-optic modulators are also provided. The methods can be used to maintain high quality modulation in the presence of thermal variations from the surroundings. Direct current injection into the thermally stabilized electro-optic modulator is used to maintain the modulation performance of the modulator. The direct injected current changes the local temperature of the thermally stabilized electro-optic modulator to maintain its operation over a wide temperature range.