Optical module and transmitting apparatus
US9507235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/212
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical module includes: an optical modulator that includes a plurality of electrodes and that performs an optical modulation process by using electrical signals input to the electrodes; and a flexible substrate that has flexibility and has a plurality of wiring patterns used for transferring the electrical signals each of which is input to a different one of the electrodes. The optical modulator includes: a plurality of connecting members that connect together the electrodes and the wiring patterns; and at least one protrusion that has a ground voltage, is connected to the flexible substrate while being positioned on a line segment connecting together two of the connecting members positioned adjacent to each other, and has a cross section of which the size measured in the direction perpendicular to the line segment is larger than the size of the cross section of each of the connecting members.
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