Patent ID: 11914233
Assignee: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. An optical communication device comprising:
a processor configured to execute signal processing on an electric signal;
a light source configured to generate light; and
an optical device configured to modulate the light that is generated from the light source using an electric signal that is output from the processor,
wherein the optical device includes:
an optical waveguide;
a buffer layer that is layered on the optical waveguide;
an opening that is formed at least in the buffer layer above a part near a side surface of the optical waveguide;
an electrode that is layered in the opening and that is configured to apply a signal to the optical waveguide; and
a silicon layer that is layered on the buffer layer excluding the opening.