OPTICAL MODULATOR HAVING PATTERN IMPROVED IN DEFINITION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical modulator having a pattern enhanced in definition.

SOLUTION: This optical modulator includes a photoelectric conversion element 20 converting an input optical image to a current signal using a photoelectric effect, and an electro-optic conversion element 30 that emits light by converting the current signal transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element 20 to an output optical image. Trenches 50 are formed from at least one surface of the photoelectric conversion element 20 or the electro-optic conversion element 30 to a predetermined depth to block or reduce electrical interference between pixels when a signal is electrically transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element 20 to the electro-optic conversion element 30.

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