Patent ID: 10422956

Abstract:
There is provided an integration-type optical modulation device which performs polarization-beam-combining on two linearly polarized light beams respectively output from a plurality of optical modulation elements and outputs the resultant beam so as to seek an improvement and stabilization of optical characteristics, miniaturization, and low cost. The optical modulation device includes: first and second optical modulation elements 102a and 120b that are disposed to output output light beams side by side and respectively output the two output light beams; first and second optical path shift elements 108a and 108b that respectively shift optical paths of the two output light beams from the first optical modulation element and optical paths of the two output light beams from the second optical modulation element in first and second directions; and first and second polarization beam combining elements 110a and 110b that respectively combine the two output light beams after passing through the first and second optical path shift elements into one beam and outputs the one beam, in which the first optical path shift element and the second optical path shift element are integrally formed as one optical component.