An optical device includes an optical waveguide through which light
propagates and a micro-resonator structure including an optical sensor.
The micro-resonator is configured to resonate at a wavelength of light
that may be transmitted through the optical waveguide. When light at that
wavelength is transmitted through the optical waveguide, it resonates in
the resonator and is detected by the optical sensor to produce an
electrical signal. The optical resonator may be a micro-cylinder, disc or
ring resonator and may be coupled to the waveguide via evanescent
coupling or leaky-mode coupling. Multiple resonators may be implemented
proximate to the waveguide to allow multiple wavelengths to be detected.
When the waveguide is coupled to a tunable laser, signals provided by the
optical sensor may be used to tune the wavelength of the laser.