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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Christine Latrasse, Québec, CA;
Alexandre Delisle-Simard, Québec, CA;
Michel Poulin, Québec, CA;
Ian Betty, Ottawa, CA;
Arash Khajooeizadeh, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Vitic, Chelsea, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
An optical modulator includes a first Radio Frequency (RF) line and a second RF line; an optical waveguide along a length of the modulator with an input and an output; and a plurality of segments along the length including a first set of segments, a single RF line crossing, and a second set of segments, wherein the first set of segments and the second set of segments have an inversion of their respective orientation at the RF line crossing, and wherein the RF line crossing is located off center relative to the plurality of segments, wherein each of the first RF line and the second RF line extend along the length and cross one another at the RF line crossing.