Optical waveguides – Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide – Electro-optic
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-31
2009-12-01
Stahl, Mike (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
Temporal optical modulation within an optical waveguide
Electro-optic
C385S003000, C385S040000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07627200
ABSTRACT:
Optical waveguides (A) and (B) of a Mach-Zehnder modulator is normally formed on a −Z plane as an electric polarization non-inversion area. However, when the signal electrode11and the ground electrode10are provided asymmetrically on two waveguides, chirp occurs in output light, which is undesired. Therefore, these electrodes are provided symmetrically about the two waveguides. To effectively perform optical modulation, a part of the substrate in which an optical waveguide exists is to be electric polarization-inverted. As a result of the electric polarization inversion the optical waveguide is on the +Z plane. However, electric charge is accumulated on the +Z plane from unstable spontaneous electric polarization of an electric polarization inversion area, and has undesired influence on the performance of the optical modulator. Therefore, a conductive amorphous layer is formed on the surface of the electric polarization inversion area.
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Doi Masaharu
Hasegawa Tetsu
Shiraishi Takashi
Tanaka Kazuhiro
Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Patent Center
Stahl Mike
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