JP5551446B2 - 高速の半導体光変調器 - Google Patents
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- 一端で入力光信号を受信し、他端で変調された光信号を出力するように構成された半導体平面光導波路コアと、
前記半導体平面光導波路コアの両側に隣接するように配置され、前記入力光信号が前記半導体平面光導波路コアを伝播する間、前記入力光信号の伝播方向に横切って前記半導体平面光導波路コアに電圧を印加することができる第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パスと、
電圧源と、
を含む光変調器を備える装置であって、
前記半導体平面光導波路コアならびに前記第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パスが、連続したPN半導体接合部を有する構造を形成し、
前記半導体平面光導波路コアが、前記連続した接合部の両方において接合面を形成し、
前記第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パス、前記連続したPN半導体接合部ならびに前記電圧源が直列に接続されている装置。 - 前記連続したPN半導体接合部の少なくとも1つが、真性半導体層または絶縁層をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記電圧源が、直流バイアス電圧0の交流信号を出力するように構成されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 導波路の半導体平面光導波路コア中の端部に入力光信号を送り込む工程と、
前記入力光信号の伝播方向に横切って、前記半導体平面光導波路コアの幅または高さの両端間に印加される電圧源からの出力電圧を変調する工程であって、前記半導体平面光導波路コアの両側に隣接するように配置された第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パスを介して前記出力電圧が印加されることで、前記半導体平面光導波路コアに沿って前記入力光信号が伝播している間、前記第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パスならびに前記半導体平面光導波路コアによって形成された連続したPN半導体接合部付近のキャリア密度が変調される工程と、
前記導波路の半導体平面光導波路コアの対向する端部から変調された光信号を出力する工程と、
を含む前記入力光信号を変調する工程を備える、半導体平面光導波路の動作方法であって、
各PN半導体接合部の一部分が、前記半導体平面光導波路コア中に配置され、
前記半導体平面光導波路コアが、前記接合部の両方において接合面を形成し、
前記第1および第2のドープされた半導体接続パス、前記連続したPN半導体接合部ならびに前記電圧源が直列に接続されている方法。 - 前記変調された光学信号が、前記電圧源の出力電圧の変調周波数の2倍で変調される、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 前記連続したPN半導体接合部の少なくとも1つが、ドープされた半導体層の間に挟まれた真性半導体層または絶縁層をさらに含む、請求項4に記載の方法。
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