| abstract |
The combination of an electro-optic substrate the refractive index of which is changed by an electric field applied to the same and a pair of comb-shaped interdigital diffraction electrodes formed on the surface of said substrate provides an electrically controllable diffraction grating, which can be used as an optical modulator of a laser beam. An example of a substrate is lead-zirconate-titanate ceramic and the electrode can be composed of metal. |