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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Kenneth W Shafer, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Henry C Abbink, Westlake Village, CA (US);
John P Rahn, West Hills, CA (US);
Christine E Geosling, Calabasas, CA (US);
Gregory A Zimmerman, Layton, UT (US);
Litton Systems Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated optics chip with improved performance when exposed to changing temperature is disclosed. The optic chip or integrated optics chip or MIOC has a top surface, a +Z face and -Z face. The integrated optics chip is formed from a crystal substrate having a high electro-optic coefficient such as Lithium Niobate. For the purpose of orienting the components to the optic chip to be described, the +Z crystal axis extends outward from the +Z face, the Z axis being the axis across which a pyroelectric effect is exhibited. The top surface is orthogonal to the Z axis. An input waveguide on the top surface receives an optical signal from an input port, passes the signal via a waveguide network, to an output waveguide coupling the waveguide network to an output port. A portion of the +Z and -Z faces are coated at least partially with a conductive coating. A conductive path couples the +Z and -Z faces to prevent a charge differential from developing between the +Z and -Z faces due to a change in temperature of the optic chip and the pyroelectric effect.