Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

Shotaro Hirata

Shingo Takano

Yu Kataoka

Masayuki Motoya

Kosuke Okahashi

An optical waveguide element that suppresses insertion loss related to coupling to an optical fiber or the like while miniaturizing the optical waveguide element is provided. There is provided an optical waveguide element including: a rib optical waveguide () that is made of a material () having an electro-optic effect; and the reinforcing substrate () that supports the optical waveguide, in which one end of the optical waveguide forms a tapered portion () of which a width narrows toward an end surface of the reinforcing substrate, a structure () made of a material having a higher refractive index than a material constituting the reinforcing substrate is provided so as to cover the tapered portion, and a coating layer () made of a material having a lower refractive index than the material constituting the structure is disposed so as to cover the structure.

Optical waveguide element, and optical modulation device and optical transmission apparatus using same

There is provided an optical waveguide device including a substrate, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate, and a working electrode that controls a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide, in which the working electrode includes a first base layer made of a first material, and a first conductive layer on the first base layer, and a conductor pattern including a second base layer made of a second material different from the first material and a second conductive layer on the second base layer is formed in a region other than a path from an input end to an output end of the optical waveguide, in a region on the substrate.

Optical waveguide device, optical modulator, optical modulation module, and optical transmission apparatus

There is provided an optical waveguide device including: a substrate; an optical waveguide formed on the substrate; and a working electrode that controls a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide, in which the working electrode includes a first base layer made of a first material, a first conductive layer on the first base layer, a second base layer made of a second material different from the first material, which is on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer on the second base layer, and an edge of the second base layer is covered with the second conductive layer, in a cross-section perpendicular to an extending direction of the optical waveguide.

Optical waveguide device, manufacturing method of optical modulation element, optical modulator, optical modulation module, and optical transmission apparatus

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Tokyo, Japan

Shotaro Hirata