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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masayoshi Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359248 ; 359256 ; 359229 ; 257 17 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a semiconductor optical modulation device which has low power dissipation, high extinction ratio and high speed response features. An n-type InP clad layer, an n.sup.- -type InAlAs-InAlGaAs composition inclination multiple layer, a p-type InP clad layer and a p.sup.+ -type InGaAs contact layer are layered on an n-type InP substrate. The layers are etched up to an intermediate location of the n-type clad layer to form a rib waveguide, and a positive electrode is formed on an upper portion of the rib waveguide. Further, a negative electrode is formed on the substrate.