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US5050948A
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Traveling wave electro-optic modulator
Assignee: Tektronix Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-23
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Granted: 1991-09-24
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Expires: 2010-08-23
Abstract
Abstract An electro-optic device comprises a substrate of electro-optic material having at least one optical waveguide formed therein subjacent a main surface thereof for propagating an optical mode. A coplanar transmission line is formed on the main surface of the substrate and has at least first and second electrodes spaced apart by an electrode gap that is wider than the first electrode. The center of the waveguide is within the electrode gap and closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 II Ralph T. Hawkins
- 👤 Jeffrey H. Goll
- 👤 Steven H. Pepper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:06
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/03; G02F1/035; G02F1/0356; G02F1/21; G02F1/225; G02F1/2255
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a substrate of electro-optic material having at least one optical waveguide formed therein adjacent a main surface thereof for propagating an optical mode, and a coplanar transmission line formed on the main surface of the substrate and having at least first and second electrodes spaced apart by an electrode gap that is wider than the first electrode, the first electrode being narrower than the second electrode, and the center of the waveguide being within the electrode gap and closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a substrate of electro-optic material having at least one optical waveguide formed therein adjacent a main surface thereof for propagating an optical mode, and a coplanar transmission line formed on the main surface of the substrate and having at least first and second electrodes spaced apart by an electrode gap that is wider than the first electrode, the first electrode being narrower than the second electrode, and the center of the waveguide being within the electrode gap and closer to the first electrode than the second electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 1, wherein the width of the mode propagated by the waveguide is less than the width of the electrode gap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 3, wherein the width of the mode propagated by the waveguide is much less than the width of the gap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 1, wherein a second waveguide is formed in the substrate subjacent the main surface thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 1, wherein the center of the waveguide is spaced from the first electrode by a distance that is much less than the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 1, wherein the coplanar transmission line has a third electrode and the first electrode is between the third electrode and the second electrode and is spaced from the third electrode by a second electrode gap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 6, wherein a second waveguide is formed in the substrate subjacent the main surface thereof, the center of the second waveguide being within the second electrode gap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 7, wherein the center of the second waveguide is closer to the first electrode than the third electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electro-optic device according to claim 7, wherein the center of the second waveguide is spaced from the first electrode by a distance that is much less than the width of the second electrode gap.
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