摘要:
An optical waveguide is provided with a substrate 1, a lower cladding layer 2 that is formed on the substrate 1, an optical signal transmitting core pattern 31 and a protruding pattern 32 that are disposed on the lower cladding layer 2, and an upper cladding layer 4 that is disposed in a manner that it covers the optical signal transmitting core pattern 31 in association with the lower cladding layer 2. The protruding pattern 32 has an outer peripheral wall 33 that protrudes out of the substrate 1, the lower cladding layer 2, and the upper cladding layer 4 in an outer peripheral direction of the substrate 1.
摘要:
An optical fiber connector in which: an optical fiber guide member includes a fiber guide side substrate portion forming part of a substrate, a fiber guide pattern, and a lid member; and an optical waveguide includes an optical waveguide side substrate portion adjacent to the fiber guide side substrate portion, an optical waveguide side first lower clad layer, an optical signal transmission core pattern, and an optical waveguide side upper clad layer. The fiber guide pattern is formed of a plurality of guide members aligned parallel to one another at intervals. A space defined by every two adjacent guide members, the fiber guide side substrate portion, and a fiber guide side lid member portion forms a fiber guide groove. The fiber guide groove is present on an extension of the optical signal transmission core pattern in an optical path direction. The optical fiber connector facilitates alignment of an optical fiber and an optical waveguide core and also facilitates mounting of the optical fiber with hardly any misalignment of the optical fiber.