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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Michio Murata, Yokohama, JP;
Michio Murata, Yokohama, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor optical modulator with the Mach-Zender type is disclosed. The optical modulator of the invention cab driven by a single phase signal and reduce the chirping of the modulated light. Two waveguides of the Mach-Zender modulator each including an active layer showing the exciton resonance in the refractive index are connected with a resistor. The driving signal is applied to one of the waveguides, while, the signal is applied to the other waveguide through the resistor where the other waveguide is grounded through a resistor. Adjusting the resistance of two resistors and the amplitude of the applied signal, the Mach-Zender modulator shows a substantial modulation degree with substantially no chirping characteristic.