Light modulators
US6111682A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2201/127
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light modulator for modulating light upon application of a signal voltage, said light modulator including a substrate, an optical waveguide formed on a side of a front surface of the substrate, and first and secondary electrodes for applying the signal voltage to the light propagating through the optical waveguide, the first electrode being formed on a front surface side of the optical waveguide and including a main portion covering the front surface side of the optical waveguide and a first overhanging portion hanging over toward one side from the main portion.
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