Patent ID: 6415083
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
An electro-optic modulator comprising:a substrate having a surface, the substrate formed from an organic crystalline material; a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide, the optical waveguides formed in the substrate and being co-planar, each waveguide having a first index of refraction, each waveguide operable to transmit a light signal, and the substrate having a second index of refraction; a first electrode disposed on the surface of the substrate between the first and second optical waveguides, the first electrode operable to receive a modulation signal; and a second electrode and a third electrode disposed on the surface of the substrate surrounding the first and second optical waveguides, the second and third electrodes connected to a common potential; whereby the light signal is modulated in accordance with the modulation signal.