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Fujitsu Optical Components was granted a patent for an improved optical transceiver.

What happened

In September 2026 Fujitsu Optical Components patented layered waveguide technology for optical communications equipment and data-center transceivers.

Source

patents.google.comSep 8, 2026

US patent US12730347

Optical device, optical transceiving device, and optical transceiver

Abstract

An optical device includes a substrate having an optical waveguide formed on a substrate surface, a buffer layer that is laminated on the optical waveguide, an electrode that is formed on the buffer layer, an insulating layer that covers the electrode, and an adhesion layer that is formed between the electrode and the insulating layer.

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Grant date
Sep 8, 2026
Inventors
Nobuaki Mitamura
Patent number
US12730347
Assignee
Fujitsu optical components limited

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Details

Primary CPC class
G02F 1/212
USPTO assignee
Fujitsu optical components limited
What the invention does
A compact optical component that uses layered materials to protect and stabilize the electrical contacts over a light-carrying waveguide.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Communications
  • Telecom

Technologies named

  • optical waveguides
  • optical transceivers
  • photonic devices

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Sep 15, 2026
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