An optical modulator can be provided that includes a substrate; an insulation layer positioned on the substrate; a ribbon layer such that its center portion is spaced apart from the insulation layer; a piezoelectric actuator positioned on either end of the ribbon layer that provides the driving force which moves the center portion of the ribbon layer vertically; and a temperature compensation layer, which is made of a thermally contracting material having a negative coefficient of expansion, and which is formed on at least one position of an upper portion of the piezoelectric actuator, a lower portion of the piezoelectric actuator, and a lower surface of the ribbon layer corresponding to a position of the piezoelectric actuator. In the optical modulator, the problem of thermal deformation due to rises in temperature can be resolved, whereby the accuracy and reliability of operation of the component can be increased.