Fixing material comprising silane compound polymer and photonic device sealed body

A method of manufacturing a sealed optical device, comprising:

• applying a fixing material to a target material, said fixing material including a silane compound polymer as a main component, said silane compound polymer being produced by condensing a silane compound mixture that includes:
• at least one silane compound (1) shown by the following formula (1):
• R1Si(OR2)p(X1)3-p (1),
• at least one silane compound (2) shown by the following formula (2):
• Si(OR3)q(X2)4-q, (2),
• at least one silane compound (3) shown by the following formula (3):
• R4Si(OR5)r(X3)3-r, (3),
• wherein R1 represents a group including an ester structure or a cyanoalkyl group,
• wherein R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a group shown by Si(Ra)(Rb)(Rc),
• wherein Ra, Rb, and Rc individually represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or a halogen atom,
• wherein at least one of Ra, Rb and Rc represents a halogen atom when p is 3 and all of R2 represent the group shown by Si(Ra)(Rb)(Rc),
• wherein X1 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein p is an integer from 0 to 3,
• wherein R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• wherein X2 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein q is an integer from 0 to 4,
• wherein R4 represents (a) a phenyl group optionally including a substituent, excluding a phenyl group that includes an ester structure, (b) an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally including a substituent, excluding an alkyl group that includes an ester structure and a cyano group, or (c) an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms,
• wherein R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• wherein X3 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein r is an integer from 0 to 3, and
• wherein the molar ratio of the silane compound (1) to the silane compound (2) included in the silane compound mixture is 70:30 to 95:5.

A method of manufacturing a bonded target materials, comprising:

• applying a fixing material as an adhesive to the target materials, said fixing material including a silane compound polymer as a main component, said silane compound polymer being produced by condensing a silane compound mixture that includes:
• at least one silane compound (1) shown by the following formula (1):
• R1Si(OR2)p(X1)3-p (1),
• at least one silane compound (2) shown by the following formula (2):
• Si(OR3)q(X2)4-q, (2),
• at least one silane compound (3) shown by the following formula (3):
• R4Si(OR5)r(X3)3-r, (3),
• wherein R1 represents a group including an ester structure or a cyanoalkyl group,
• wherein R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a group shown by Si(Ra)(Rb)(Rc),
• wherein Ra, Rb, and Rc individually represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or a halogen atom,
• wherein at least one of Ra, Rb, and Rc represents a halogen atom when p is 3 and all of R2 represent the group shown by Si(Ra)(Rb)(Rc),
• wherein X1 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein p is an integer from 0 to 3,
• wherein R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• wherein X2 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein q is an integer from 0 to 4,
• wherein R4 represents (a) a phenyl group optionally including a substituent, excluding a phenyl group that includes an ester structure, (b) an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms optionally including a substituent, excluding an alkyl group that includes an ester structure and a cyano group, or (c) an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms,
• wherein R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• wherein X3 represents a halogen atom,
• wherein r is an integer from 0 to 3, and
• wherein the molar ratio of the silane compound (1) to the silane compound (2) included in the silane compound mixture is 70:30 to 95:5.