Patents by Inventor Takatomo Itou

Takatomo Itou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11397342
    Abstract: An optical modulator according to the present invention comprises: a substrate which has electro-optic effects; an optical waveguide which is provided in the substrate; an optical fiber which is bonded to an end of the optical waveguide; a fixation member which is provided on an end part of the optical fiber; and an optical adhesive layer which bonds the optical fiber and the substrate to each other. The end of the optical waveguide is arranged in an end face of the substrate; the optical adhesive layer optically couples an end face of the optical fiber and an end of the optical waveguide with each other, while bonding the optical fiber, the fixation member and the substrate with each other; and the surface roughness of a surface of the fixation member, wherein the surface faces the end face of the substrate, is different from the surface roughness of an end face of the substrate, wherein the end face faces the surface of the fixation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatomo Itou, Yoshizumi Ishikawa, Shingo Takano
  • Publication number: 20210018771
    Abstract: An optical modulator according to the present invention comprises: a substrate which has electro-optic effects; an optical waveguide which is provided in the substrate; an optical fiber which is bonded to an end of the optical waveguide; a fixation member which is provided on an end part of the optical fiber; and an optical adhesive layer which bonds the optical fiber and the substrate to each other. The end of the optical waveguide is arranged in an end face of the substrate; the optical adhesive layer optically couples an end face of the optical fiber and an end of the optical waveguide with each other, while bonding the optical fiber, the fixation member and the substrate with each other; and the surface roughness of a surface of the fixation member, wherein the surface faces the end face of the substrate, is different from the surface roughness of an end face of the substrate, wherein the end face faces the surface of the fixation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Takatomo ITOU, Yoshizumi ISHIKAWA, Shingo TAKANO
  • Patent number: 10502988
    Abstract: Provided is an optical modulator module in which an occurrence of an error burst or an increase of an optical loss caused by a vapor phase transportation material can be effectively suppressed. The optical modulator module includes a substrate 1 that has a pyroelectric effect, an optical waveguide 2 that is formed on a principal surface of the substrate 1, a conductive film (not illustrated) that is formed on the substrate 1, and control electrodes (31 to 33) that control a light wave propagated through the optical waveguide 2. In the optical modulator module, the light wave is input to an end portion 21 of the optical waveguide (or is output from the end portion 21 of the optical waveguide) by a space optical system (not illustrated). Adsorption means 4 for adsorbing a vapor phase transportation material is disposed in the vicinity of the end portion 21 of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatomo Itou, Junichiro Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190113779
    Abstract: Provided is an optical modulator module in which an occurrence of an error burst or an increase of an optical loss caused by a vapor phase transportation material can be effectively suppressed. The optical modulator module includes a substrate 1 that has a pyroelectric effect, an optical waveguide 2 that is formed on a principal surface of the substrate 1, a conductive film (not illustrated) that is formed on the substrate 1, and control electrodes (31 to 33) that control a light wave propagated through the optical waveguide 2. In the optical modulator module, the light wave is input to an end portion 21 of the optical waveguide (or is output from the end portion 21 of the optical waveguide) by a space optical system (not illustrated). Adsorption means 4 for adsorbing a vapor phase transportation material is disposed in the vicinity of the end portion 21 of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Takatomo ITOU, Junichiro ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9448457
    Abstract: An optical modulator according to the present invention includes an optical branching section having at least one beam splitter and a mirror and configured to branch input light, a lens configured to converge the respective lights branched in the optical branching section, a plurality of phase modulation sections each configured to perform phase modulation of each light which is input thereto through the lens, and an optical combining section configured to combine a plurality of phase-modulated lights which are output from the plurality of phase modulation sections, and output modulated signal light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatomo Itou, Minoru Shinozaki, Yukihiro Yazawa
  • Publication number: 20150147018
    Abstract: An optical modulator according to the present invention includes an optical branching section having at least one beam splitter and a mirror and configured to branch input light, a lens configured to converge the respective lights branched in the optical branching section, a plurality of phase modulation sections each configured to perform phase modulation of each light which is input thereto through the lens, and an optical combining section configured to combine a plurality of phase-modulated lights which are output from the plurality of phase modulation sections, and output modulated signal light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Takatomo Itou, Minoru Shinozaki, Yukihiro Yazawa