JP6561383B2 - 光変調素子 - Google Patents
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本発明の他の態様によると、前記保護層の少なくとも一部は、前記基板の上に設けられ、前記導電層は、前記基板の上に設けられた前記保護層の前記少なくとも一部の上に設けられる。
本発明の他の態様によると、前記保護層の少なくとも一部は、前記導電層の表面を覆うように設けられている。
本発明の他の態様によると、前記保護層の一部は、前記基板の上に設けられ、前記導電層は、前記保護層の前記一部の上に設けられ、前記保護層の他の一部は、前記導電層の表面を覆うように設けられている。
本発明の他の態様によると、前記保護層は、前記基板の表面のうち前記導電層が設けられない領域の上には設けられていない。
図1は、本発明の一実施形態に係る光変調素子の構成を示す図である。また、図2は、図1に示す光変調素子のAA断面矢視図である。本光変調素子10は、基板100上にマッハツェンダ(MZ、Mach-Zehnder)型光導波路102が配置された、マッハツェンダ型光変調素子である。
〔第1の変形例〕
図3は、図2に示す信号電極108、110及び接地電極112、114、116に代えて用いることのできる信号電極108´、110´及び接地電極112´、114´、116´の構成を示す図である。
図4は、図2に示す信号電極108、110及び接地電極112、114、116に代えて用いることのできる信号電極108´´、110´´及び接地電極112´´、114´´、116´´の構成を示す図である。
Claims (5)
- 基板に設けられた光導波路と、当該光導波路を伝搬する光波を制御する電極と、を備え、当該電極に高周波信号を伝搬させて光変調を行う光変調素子であって、
前記電極は、
銅(Cu)又は銅合金で構成される導電層と、
銅及び銅合金以外の材料で構成される保護層と、
を含み、
前記電極の上部表面の少なくとも一部に、金(Au)で構成される表面層が形成され、
前記保護層は、CuN及び又はCrNで構成される、
光変調素子。 - 前記保護層の少なくとも一部は、前記基板の上に設けられ、前記導電層は、前記基板の上に設けられた前記保護層の前記少なくとも一部の上に設けられる、
請求項1に記載の光変調素子。 - 前記保護層の少なくとも一部は、前記導電層の表面を覆うように設けられている、
請求項1に記載の光変調素子。 - 前記保護層の一部は、前記基板の上に設けられ、前記導電層は、前記保護層の前記一部の上に設けられ、
前記保護層の他の一部は、前記導電層の表面を覆うように設けられている、
請求項1に記載の光変調素子。 - 前記保護層は、前記基板の基板面の領域のうち前記電極が設けられない領域の上には設けられていない、
請求項1ないし4のいずれか一項に記載の光変調素子。
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