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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masayuki Kato, Kawasaki, JP;
Akio Sugama, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Tsukamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masatoshi Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Kishio Yokouchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuo Yamagishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Motoyuki Nishizawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 ;
Abstract
A prism pair is employed as an optical deflecting element. The prism pair is constructed by a slab waveguide, and first and second upper electrodes and first and second lower electrodes arranged on and under the slab waveguide. These electrodes are shaped into a wedge shape (e.g., triangular shape), and change the refractive index of a part of the slab waveguide by utilizing the electrooptic effect to change the propagation direction of light.