REDUNDANT RING RESONATORS OF VARYING DIMENSIONS TO REDUCE RING RESONATOR TUNING REQUIREMENTS
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1. A system comprising:
- an array of resonators (801-806) disposed adjacent to a waveguide (646), each resonator having a different resonance wavelength, and the array of resonators including at least one redundant resonator; and
a heating element (808) disposed adjacent to the array of resonators and operated to control the temperature of the resonators so that each resonator in a subset of the array of resonators is in resonance with a different wavelength of light traveling in the waveguide.
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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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1. A system comprising:
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an array of resonators (801-806) disposed adjacent to a waveguide (646), each resonator having a different resonance wavelength, and the array of resonators including at least one redundant resonator; and a heating element (808) disposed adjacent to the array of resonators and operated to control the temperature of the resonators so that each resonator in a subset of the array of resonators is in resonance with a different wavelength of light traveling in the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for thermally tuning an array of resonators comprising:
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monitoring the temperature (1301) of the array of resonators, each resonator having a different resonance wavelength; applying a first amount of heat (1303) to the array of resonators so that each resonator in a first subset of the array of resonators is in resonance with a wavelength of light travelling in a waveguide adjacent to the array of resonators, when a resonance temperature can be maintained within a first tunable temperature range; and applying a second amount of heat (1307) that shifts the resonance wavelengths of the array of resonators so that each resonator in a second subset of the array of resonators is in resonance with the wavelengths of light traveling in the waveguide, when the resonance temperature can be maintained within a second tunable temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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