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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
John J. Ellis-Monaghan, Grand Isle, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Portland, OR (US);
Mark D. Jaffe, Shelbourne, VT (US);
Kirk D. Peterson, Jericho, VT (US);
Jed H. Rankin, Richmond, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/295 (2006.01); G02F 1/313 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/025 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/3137 (2013.01); G02F 1/0147 (2013.01); G02F 1/025 (2013.01); G02F 2202/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various particular embodiments include an optical structure, including: a photonic microring including an integral signal detector for detecting a level of an optical signal in the photonic microring; and a controller, coupled to the signal detector, for selectively adjusting a resonant frequency of the photonic microring based on the detected level of the optical signal in the photonic microring.