Planar lightwave circuit device and manufacturing method therefor

Abstract

A manufacturing method for a planar lightwave circuit device. A lift-off mask layer is formed on a planar lightwave circuit composed of cores and a cladding. The lift-off mask layer is next exposed to light by using a mask having a plurality of first patterns respectively corresponding to the cores and a plurality of second patterns each formed on at least one side of each first pattern in spaced relationship therewith. A wiring pattern material layer is next deposited on the lift-off mask layer exposed above, and the lift-off mask layer is next stripped off to thereby form a plurality of real patterns respectively corresponding to the first patterns and a plurality of dummy patterns respectively corresponding to the second patterns, from the wiring pattern material layer.

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