Rib optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsNoriyoshi Horie, Hayami Hosokawa, Masami Tada, Tsukasa Yamashita, Tatsuo Ohgaki, Hironobu Kiyomoto
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Abstract
On a substrate (1), a core layer (2) is formed such that the core layer (2) includes a rib section (2a) fabricated to be integral therewith. The core layer (2) and the rib section (2a) are formed with a liquid material to be solidified under an energy irradiation, for example, a UV-setting resin. A clad layer (3) is disposed on the core layer (2). A buffer layer (4) is formed between the core layer (2) and the substrate (1).
Claims9
A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide device comprising the steps of:
- preparing a stamper including a contour associated with a contour of a waveguide layer to be manufactured;
- forming an optical wave control electrode on a predetermined substrate;
- injecting, between the stamper and a surface of the substrate in which the optical wave control electrode has therefor been formed, a liquid material which is solidified under an energy irradiation;
- irradiating an energy onto the liquid material for solidification thereof to form a waveguide layer;
- and
- removing thereafter the stamper.
An optical waveguide device comprising:
- a substrate;
- a two dimensional optical waveguide layer formed on said substrate;
- and
- an optically functional element portion integral with said two dimensional optical waveguide layer;
- said two dimensional optical waveguide layer and said optically functional element portion being formed of a liquid material solidified by energy irradiation, said two dimensional optical waveguide layer and said optically functional element portion being integrally formed on said substrate by injecting said liquid material between said substrate and a stamper having fine concave and convex portions for forming said optically functional element portion, with said material being solidified after the injection.
A method of making an optical waveguide device, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a stamper having fine concave and convex portions;
- providing a substrate;
- integrally forming a two dimensional optical waveguide layer and an optically functional element portion on said substrate, said step of forming said two dimensional optical waveguide layer and said optically functional element portion including the steps of injecting liquid material between said substrate and said stamper, and subsequently solidifying said material by energy irradiation, with said optically functional element portion being formed by said fine concave and convex portions of said stamper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.