Optical modulator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9851615
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15483553

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An optical modulator is disclosed, in which a MMI couplers are used for input signal splitting for branching into individual Mach-Zehnder interferometers, as well as for branching and combining from individual Mach-Zehnder waveguides. MMI couplers, splitters, and combiners may be cascaded and combined with single-mode Y-splitters and combiners to provide modulators of various types, including dual polarization, quadrature phase Mach-Zehnder interferometer base optical modulators.

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LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC1001 RIDDER PARK DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Jewart, Charles M Enfield, US 3 20
Kissa, Karl Gilroy, US 40 583
Lize, Yannick San Jose, US 3 17

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