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ここで、nは非線形光学結晶の屈折率、r33は非線形光学結晶のz軸方向の非線形光学定数、Eは変調層25への印加電圧を変調層25の厚さで割った値である。非線形光学結晶がニオブ酸リチウム(LN)である場合、非線形光学定数はr33=31.45pm/Vである。また、透過波長域は、例えば0.35μm~4.5μmである。
ここで、βは上記したようにx軸方向の波数、sは導電パターン層30におけるパターン幅、φは周期構造の境界面における位相変化、mは正の偶数である。
可能な光変調器1Aを実現することができる。
ここで、σAuはAuの導電率で4.2×107(S/m)、nはAu格子の数、ε0は真空中の誘電率で8.85×10-12(F/m)、ε33はニオブ酸リチウムの結晶軸方向の比誘電率で27.9である。
10…基体層、10a…上面、16、17…ワイヤ、20…反射層、20a…上面、21…電極部、25…変調層、25a…上面、30…導電パターン層、31…パターン部、32…接続パターン部、33…電極パターン部、
51…電圧印加部、52…制御部、60…光ファイバアレイ、61…光ファイバ、P1~PN、P1,1~P4,6…変調セル、W11~W46…変調信号線、L1…対象光、L2…変調光。
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- 基体層と、
変調対象となる対象光に対して反射性を有する金属材料からなり、前記基体層の上面上に形成された反射層と、
前記対象光に対して透過性を有する非線形光学結晶からなり、前記反射層の上面上に所定の厚さで形成された変調層と、
導電性材料からなり、各層の積層方向に直交する第1方向に周期的に配列されるとともに、前記積層方向及び前記第1方向に直交する第2方向にそれぞれ延びる複数のパターン部を含んで前記変調層の上面上に形成された導電パターン層と
を備え、
前記変調層は、前記反射層と前記導電パターン層との間での電圧の印加によって屈折率が変化することで、前記対象光に対する反射率を変化させるように構成され、
前記導電パターン層を介して前記変調層の前記上面から入射し、前記変調層を通過して前記反射層で反射された前記対象光を、反射率の変化によって強度が変調された変調光として前記変調層の前記上面から外部へと出射する、光変調器。 - 前記導電パターン層における前記複数のパターン部の配列周期は、前記対象光の波長未満に設定されている、請求項1記載の光変調器。
- 前記導電パターン層における前記複数のパターン部のパターン幅は、一定に設定されている、請求項1または2記載の光変調器。
- 前記反射層の厚さ、及び前記導電パターン層の厚さは、それぞれ表皮深さ以上に設定されている、請求項1~3のいずれか一項記載の光変調器。
- 前記変調層の前記非線形光学結晶は、ニオブ酸リチウム及びタンタル酸リチウムの少なくとも一方を含む、請求項1~4のいずれか一項記載の光変調器。
- 前記導電パターン層の前記導電性材料は、金属材料である、請求項1~5のいずれか一項記載の光変調器。
- 請求項1~6のいずれか一項記載の光変調器を複数備え、
前記複数の光変調器が、1次元または2次元アレイ状に配列されて構成されている、光変調器アレイ。
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