Optical modulators
US10012886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2225/32
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an optical modulator. An optical modulator comprises a substrate, an upper transparent electrode on the substrate, a partition wall providing a chamber between the substrate and the upper transparent electrode, an optical modulation member provided in the chamber and disposed on the substrate, and an electrolyte filling the chamber and including a first metal in an ionic state. The optical modulation member comprises a reflection layer on the substrate, and a lower transparent electrode on the reflection layer.
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