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Low-loss waveguiding structures, in particular modulators

US11815750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2021
Grant dateNov 14, 2023
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/0118
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical modulator that uses adiabatic tapers to change the width of the waveguides between multimode waveguides and single mode waveguides on a low-loss, e.g. thin-film lithium niobate, electro-optic platform. The architecture enables the utilization of the fundamental mode of multimode wide optical waveguides that have lower optical propagation loss without sacrificing the benefit of the signal integrity and ease of control of single mode operation.

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