Automated Function Reconfiguration of Silicon Optical Modulator by Simulated Annealing Algorithm

Abstract

Reconfiguration of photonic devices can offer system flexibility and multifunction without updating hardware. Here we experimentally demonstrate automated function reconfiguration by employing simulated annealing algorithm to reconfigure a silicon Mach-Zehnder optical modulator that usually outputs NRZ waveforms to a digital-analog converter that outputs 2-bit waveforms.