View source for 18298574. WAVELENGTH TUNING IN SILICON PHOTONICS simplified abstract (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.)

=WAVELENGTH TUNING IN SILICON PHOTONICS=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.|Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.]]


[[Category:Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Beih-Tzun Lin of Hsinchu (TW)|Beih-Tzun Lin of Hsinchu (TW)]][[Category:Beih-Tzun Lin of Hsinchu (TW)]]

[[:Category:Chi-Yuan Shih of Hsinchu (TW)|Chi-Yuan Shih of Hsinchu (TW)]][[Category:Chi-Yuan Shih of Hsinchu (TW)]]

[[:Category:Feng Yuan of Hsinchu (TW)|Feng Yuan of Hsinchu (TW)]][[Category:Feng Yuan of Hsinchu (TW)]]

[[:Category:Shih-Fen Huang of Zhubei (TW)|Shih-Fen Huang of Zhubei (TW)]][[Category:Shih-Fen Huang of Zhubei (TW)]]

==WAVELENGTH TUNING IN SILICON PHOTONICS - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18298574 titled 'WAVELENGTH TUNING IN SILICON PHOTONICS

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes a method of wavelength tuning in a silicon photonics circuit involving a ring resonator and a dielectric layer.

* Receiving a bus waveguide, a ring resonator optically coupled to the bus waveguide, and a dielectric layer over both components.
* Performing a first heat process at a first temperature to heat up the dielectric layer.
* The first heat process shifts the initial resonance wavelength of the ring resonator to a shorter first resonance wavelength.
* The first heat process permanently shifts the initial resonance wavelength to the first resonance wavelength, which is the wavelength when no heat is applied to the ring resonator.

== Potential Applications ==
* Optical communications
* Sensing applications
* Quantum computing

== Problems Solved ==
* Precise wavelength tuning in silicon photonics circuits
* Enhanced performance of ring resonators
* Increased flexibility in optical signal processing

== Benefits ==
* Improved control over wavelength tuning
* Enhanced functionality of silicon photonics circuits
* Increased efficiency in optical signal processing


==Original Abstract Submitted==

A method of wavelength tuning in a silicon photonics circuit includes receiving a bus waveguide, a ring resonator optically coupled to the bus waveguide, and a dielectric layer over the bus waveguide and over the ring resonator. The method further includes performing a first heat process at a first temperature to heat up the dielectric layer, where the first heat process shifts an initial resonance wavelength of the ring resonator to a first resonance wavelength shorter than the initial resonance wavelength. The first heat process permanently shifts the initial resonance wavelength to the first resonance wavelength, the first resonance wavelength being a wavelength when no heat is being applied to the ring resonator.



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