Optical wiring circuit, optical wiring circuits layered body and opto-electric wiring apparatus

An optical wiring circuit layered body comprising a plurality of optical wiring circuits, each having:

• an planer optical waveguide formed in a sheet-like shape;
• a first optical wave guide having a first end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide;
• and
• a second optical wave guide having a second end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide
• wherein the first optical wave guide has a first other end connected to the first end;
• the second optical wave guide has a second other end connected to the second end;
• the first other end and the second other end face to a surface;
• and
• the optical wiring circuits are superimposed on one another in a sheet side surface direction.

An opto-electric wiring apparatus comprising:

• an optical wiring circuit having:
• at least one planer optical waveguide;
• at least one first optical wave guide having a first end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide;
• and
• at least one second optical wave guide having a second end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide;
• an electric circuit board;
• and
• an opto-electric conversion element disposed on the electric circuit board,
• wherein the first optical wave guide has a first other end connected to the first end;
• the second optical wave guide has a second other end connected to the second end;
• the first and second other ends face a surface;
• and
• the opto-electric conversion element has an electric wiring circuit optically connected to one of the first other end of the first optical wave guide and the second other end of the second optical wave guide.

An opto-electric wiring apparatus comprising:

• an optical wiring circuits layered body including a plurality of optical wiring circuits, each having:
• an planer optical waveguide formed in a sheet-like manner;
• a first optical wave guide having a first end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide;
• and
• a second optical wave guide having a second end optically connected to the planer optical waveguide, an electric circuit board;
• and
• an opto-electric conversion element disposed on the electric circuit board,
• wherein the first optical wave guide has a first other end connected to the first end;
• the second optical wave guide has a second other end connected to the second end;
• the first and second other ends face a surface;
• the opto-electric conversion circuit has a plurality of electric wiring circuits at one of the first other end of the first optical wave guide and the second other end of the second optical wave guide;
• and
• the plurality of electric wiring circuits are disposed in a vertical direction to a layered direction of the optical wiring circuits layered body.