Semiconductor optical modulation device

A semiconductor optical modulation device comprising:

• a semiconductor optical modulator having first and second ends wherein the first end of the semiconductor optical modulator is connected to a reference potential;
• a first resistor connected in parallel to the semiconductor optical modulator and having first and second ends wherein the first end of the first resistor is connected to the reference potential;
• a first transmission line having first and second ends wherein the first end of the first transmission line is connected to the second end of the semiconductor optical modulator and to the second end of the first resistor;
• a second transmission line connected in series to the first transmission line, having first and second ends, and having an impedance lower than a resistance of the first resistor wherein the first end of the second transmission line is connected to the second end of the first transmission line;
• a third transmission line provided on a dielectric substrate and connected in series to the first and second transmission lines, having an end connected to the second end of the second transmission line, and having an impedance equal to an impedance of the first transmission line;
• a second resistor and a capacitor connected in series between the third transmission line and the reference potential;
• the second resistor is a thin-film resistor provided on the dielectric substrate;
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• the capacitor is a wiring pattern provided on the dielectric substrate.

A semiconductor optical modulation device comprising:

• a semiconductor optical modulator having first and second ends wherein the first end of the semiconductor optical modulator is connected to a reference potential;
• a first resistor connected in parallel to the semiconductor optical modulator and having first and second ends wherein the first end of the first resistor is connected to the reference potential;
• a first transmission line having first and second ends wherein the first end of the first transmission line is connected to the second end of the semiconductor optical modulator and to the second end of the first resistor;
• a second resistor and a capacitor connected in series between the first transmission line and the reference potential;
• a second transmission line connected in series to the first transmission line and having an end connected to the second end of the first transmission line;
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• a third resistor and an inductor connected in series between the second transmission line and the reference potential.