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(1) 基板と、該基板に形成されたマッハツェンダー型光導波路を含む光導波路と、該光導波路を伝搬する光波を変調するための変調電極とを有する光変調器において、受光素子が、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路を構成する出力導波路を跨ぐように該基板上に配置され、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路の合波部から放出される2つの放射光を受光するよう構成されており、該受光素子には、一つの受光素子基板に、各放射光に対応して2つの受光部が離間して形成され、かつ、前記各受光部の配線が並列に接続され、前記各受光部からのモニタ信号を電気的に重畳して出力することを特徴とする。
(2) 上記(1)に記載の光変調器において、該受光部の幅は40〜80μmであることを特徴とする。
本発明の光変調器は、図4に示すように、基板1と、該基板に形成されたマッハツェンダー型光導波路を含む光導波路と、該光導波路を伝搬する光波を変調するための変調電極(不図示)とを有する光変調器において、受光素子5が、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路を構成する出力導波路24を跨ぐように配置され、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路の合波部から放出される2つの放射光を受光するよう構成されており、該受光素子には、一つの受光素子基板55に2つ以上の受光部(51,52)が離間して形成されていることを特徴とする。なお、図4は、図3と同様に、出力導波路を跨ぐように配置された受光素子の断面図の概略を主に図示している。
2 光導波路
21 入力導波路
22 分岐導波路
23 合波部
24 出力導波路
25,26 放射光用導波路
3 キャピラリ
5 受光素子
50,51,52 受光部
55 受光素子基板
40,41 高屈折率構造
60,61 低屈折率構造
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- 基板と、該基板に形成されたマッハツェンダー型光導波路を含む光導波路と、該光導波路を伝搬する光波を変調するための変調電極とを有する光変調器において、
受光素子が、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路を構成する出力導波路を跨ぐように該基板上に配置され、該マッハツェンダー型光導波路の合波部から放出される2つの放射光を受光するよう構成されており、
該受光素子には、一つの受光素子基板に、各放射光に対応して2つの受光部が離間して形成され、かつ、前記各受光部の配線が並列に接続され、前記各受光部からのモニタ信号を電気的に重畳して出力することを特徴とする光変調器。 - 請求項1に記載の光変調器において、該受光部の幅は40〜80μmであることを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項1又は2に記載の光変調器において、該出力導波路と該受光素子との間には、該出力導波路より低い屈折率を有する低屈折率構造が形成され、該基板の該放射光の伝搬している部分と該受光素子との間には、前記放射光の伝搬している部分より高い屈折率を有する高屈折率構造が形成されていることを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項3に記載の光変調器において、該低屈折率構造を挟む2つの該高屈折率構造の間隔は、該出力導波路を伝搬する光波のモード径の2倍以上であることを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項1又は2に記載の光変調器において、該基板の該放射光が伝搬している位置に、溝又は反射部材を配置し、該放射光を該受光素子に導くことを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項5に記載の光変調器において、該出力導波路を挟む2つの該溝又は2つの該反射部材の間隔は、該出力導波路を伝搬する光波のモード径の2倍以上であることを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の光変調器において、該基板には、該放射光を導波する放射光用導波路が形成されていることを特徴とする光変調器。
- 請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光変調器において、該基板の厚みは20μm以下であることを特徴とする光変調器。
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