Patent ID: 8483524

Claim:
An integrated electro-optic modulator, disposed on a single semiconductor die, comprising: an integrated circuit formed on a surface of a semiconductor die, the integrated circuit including: a first plurality of pads configured to receive a corresponding first plurality electrically modulated signals; a multiplexer operatively coupled to the first plurality of pads and configured to multiplex the first plurality of electrically modulated signals into a second at least one electrically modulated signal fewer in number than the first plurality; at least one amplifier operatively coupled to receive the second at least one electrically modulated signal and amplify the second at least one electrically modulated signal to produce at least one driver signal; and disposed over the integrated circuit: a first electrode configured to propagate a radio frequency, microwave, or radio frequency and microwave signal, the first electrode having a length and operatively coupled to receive the at least one driver signal at a first end from the integrated circuit and responsively propagate a corresponding plurality of electrical pulses along its length; a first polymer input waveguide disposed over the integrated circuit and operative to propagate an input light signal; a first poled electro-optic organic chromophore active region disposed over the integrated circuit and parallel to the first high speed electrode, configured to receive the input light signal from the first polymer input waveguide and, responsive to the electrical pulses propagated along the length of the first high speed electrode, modulate the propagation velocity of the light signal to produce a phase modulated output light signal; a first polymer output waveguide disposed over the integrated circuit and operative to propagate the phase modulated output light signal; and configured as a portion of the integrated circuit or disposed over the integrated circuit, a first termination circuit operatively coupled to a second end of the high speed electrode and configured to impedance match the plurality of electrical pulses.