Patent ID: 6483953
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
An electro-optic device comprising:a) an optical waveguide formed in an electro-optic substrate, the optical waveguide propagating an optical signal along a first direction of propagation; b) an electrical waveguide formed in the electro-optic substrate and positioned co-linear relative to the optical waveguide and in electromagnetic communication with the optical waveguide, the electrical waveguide propagating an electrical signal in the first direction of propagation; and c) a compensation network formed on a separate substrate, the compensation network being electrically coupled to the electrical waveguide at a junction, the compensation network propagating the electrical signal in a second direction of propagation that is substantially non-co-linear with the first direction of propagation, the compensation network modifying at least one of a phase or an amplitude of the electrical signal at the junction relative to a phase or an amplitude of the optical signal at the junction, respectively, and providing the modified electrical signal to the electrical waveguide.