Electro-optic component mounting device

Patent · Tue Sep 13 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:6928005

Gruchalla, M E

A technique is provided for integrally mounting a device such as an electro-optic device in a transmission line to avoid series resonant effects. A center conductor of the transmission line has an aperture formed therein for receiving the device. The aperture splits the center conductor into two parallel sections on opposite sides of the device. For a waveguide application, the center conductor is surrounded by a conductive ground surface which is spaced apart from the center conductor with a dielectric material. One set of electrodes formed on the surface of the electro-optic device is directly connected to the center conductor and an electrode formed on the surface of the electro-optic device is directly connected to the conductive ground surface. The electrodes formed on the surface of the electro-optic device are formed on curved sections of the surface of the device to mate with correspondingly shaped electrodes on the conductor and ground surface to provide a uniform electric field across the electro-optic device. The center conductor includes a passage formed therein for passage of optical signals to an electro-optic device. 10 figs.

• Research Organization: EG & G Energy Measurements Inc
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-88NV10617
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5347247
• Application Number: PPN: US 8-070749
• OSTI ID: 6928005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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