Optical modulator
US-11940708-B2 · Mar 26, 2024 · US
Optical modulator
US12339562B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12339562-B2 |
| Application number | US-202117789994-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Publication date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
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An optical modulator includes a plurality of optical modulation units having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide consisting of two optical waveguides and a high-frequency line pair arranged along the two optical waveguides and consisting of two signal electrodes for applying a pair of differential high-frequency signals, and a plurality of high-resistance conductive films are provided between adjacent high-frequency line pairs separated from the high-frequency line pair.
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What is claimed is: 1. An optical modulator, comprising: a plurality of optical modulation units having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide including two optical waveguides, and a high-frequency line pair arranged along the two optical waveguides and including two signal electrodes for applying a pair of differential high-frequency signals; and a plurality of high-resistance conductive films that are provided between adjacent high-frequency line pairs that are separated from each other, wherein: each of the plurality of high-resistance conductive films is a continuous film having a rectangular shape in a plan view, and the plurality of the high-resistance conductive films are arranged side-by-side in two rows in an extending direction of the high-frequency line pair, the plurality of high-resistance conductive films are not grounded and are instead isolated and floated from surroundings, and the optical modulator does not have a ground electrode. 2. The optical modulator according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of high resistance conductive films in each of the two rows are arranged side by side along the extending direction of the high frequency line pair. 3. The optical modulator according to claim 1 , wherein at least two or more of the plurality of high resistance conductive films have the same shape. 4. The optical modulator according to claim 1 , wherein conductivity of the high resistance conductive films is 10 to 1×10 8 [s/m]. 5. An optical modulator, comprising: a plurality of optical modulation units having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide including two optical waveguides, and a high-frequency line pair arranged along the two optical waveguides and including two signal electrodes for applying a pair of differential high-frequency signals; and a plurality of high-resistance conductive films that are provided between adjacent high-frequency line pairs that are separated from each other, wherein: the plurality of high-resistance conductive films include high resistance conductive films having a substantially parallelogram-shape in a plan view and high resistance conductive films having a substantially triangular shape in the plan view, the high resistance conductive films having the substantially parallelogram-shape are arranged in a first row along the extending direction of the high-frequency line pair and the high resistance conductive films having the substantially triangular shape are arranged in two separate rows along the extending direction of the high frequency line pair so as to sandwich the first row, the plurality of high-resistance conductive films are not grounded and are instead isolated and floated from surroundings, and the optical modulator does not have a ground electrode. 6. The optical modulator according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of high resistance conductive films in each of the first row and the two separate rows are arranged side by side along the extending direction of the high frequency line pair. 7. The optical modulator according to claim 5 , wherein all of the plurality of high resistance conductive films in each of the first row and the two separate rows have respectively the same shape. 8. The optical modulator according to claim 5 , wherein conductivity of the plurality of high resistance conductive films is 10 to 1×10 8 [s/m].
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Mach-Zehnder type · CPC title
- G02F1/2255Primary
controlled by a high-frequency electromagnetic component in an electric waveguide structure · CPC title
in an optical waveguide structure · CPC title
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- An optical modulator includes a plurality of optical modulation units having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide consisting of two optical waveguides and a high-frequency line pair arranged along the two optical waveguides and consisting of two signal electrodes for applying a pair of differential high-frequency signals, and a plurality of high-resistance conductive films are provided between…
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