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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2022
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical modulator with which electrical connection between a signal electrode and signal wiring of a wiring substrate can be reliably made even in a case where a width of the signal electrode in an action portion of an optical control substrate is narrow is provided. An optical modulator includes an optical control substrate () that includes an optical waveguide (OW) including at least a branched waveguide which branches one light wave into two light waves, and that includes a control electrode for applying an electrical field to the branched waveguide, and a wiring substrate provided with a wiring which relays an electrical signal to be applied to the control electrode or with a wiring which terminates the electrical signal, in which the control electrode is provided with a signal electrode(S), the wiring is provided with signal wiring, and in a part (Sc) in which electrical connection is made between the signal electrode(S) and the signal wiring, a clearance (W) in which the branched waveguide (OW) sandwiches the signal electrode is wider than a clearance (W) in which the branched waveguide sandwiches the signal electrode in an action portion in which the control electrode applies the electrical field to the branched waveguide.