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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Anguel Nikolov, Culver City, CA (US);
Kurt W. Loheit, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving light at a light input of an electro-optic modulator device. The method includes directing the light via the light input into optical waveguides in an optical layer of an electro-optic modulator of the electro-optic modulator device. The method includes receiving a signal at an electric input of the electro-optic modulator device. The electric input is associated with an input impedance. The method includes providing the signal to an electrode structure of the electro-optic modulator. The electrode structure generates an electrical field based on the signal. The electric field modulates light in the optical waveguides to produce modulated light based on the signal. The electrode structure includes a constant impedance section associated with a second impedance less than the input impedance. The method also includes providing the modulated light based on the signal from the optical layer to one or more output optic fibers.