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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirotoshi Nagata, Funabashi, JP;
Yasuyuki Miyama, Funabashi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10232 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10232 ;
Abstract
An electro-optic element comprising a ferroelectric substrate comprising a single crystal having an electro-optic effect, in which an optical waveguide is formed by thermal diffusion of titanium in a main face, and in which an axis in which said electro-optic effect is induced is parallel to said main face; a heat treated buffer layer provided on said ferroelectric substrate on a side in which said optical waveguides are formed; electrodes provided on a part of the buffer layer; and a protective film for preventing contamination of the buffer layer provided on at least the region of the buffer layer on which the electrodes are not formed.