JP2011221194A5

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Publication number: JP2011221194A5
Application number: JP2010089046A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-04-07
Publication date: 2013-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-07

Description

このような目的は、下記（１）〜（６）の本発明により達成される。
（１）互いに屈折率が異なるコア部とクラッド部とを含むコア層を備える光導波路を有し、
前記コア部は、
（Ａ）環状オレフィン樹脂と、
（Ｂ）前記（Ａ）とは屈折率が異なり、かつ、環状エーテル基を有するモノマーおよび環状エーテル基を有するオリゴマーのうちの少なくとも一方と、
（Ｃ）光酸発生剤と、
を含む組成物で構成された層に対し活性放射線を選択的に照射することにより、同一平面上にて２つの線状部が互いに交差した交差部を有する形状に形成されたものであることを特徴とする光導波路構造体。 Such an object is achieved by the present inventions (1) to (6) below.
(1) An optical waveguide including a core layer including a core part and a clad part having different refractive indexes from each other ;
Before Symbol core part,
(A) a cyclic olefin resin;
(B) The refractive index is different from that of (A), and at least one of a monomer having a cyclic ether group and an oligomer having a cyclic ether group;
(C) a photoacid generator;
By selectively irradiating actinic radiation to a layer composed of a composition containing, two linear portions are formed in a shape having intersecting portions intersecting each other on the same plane A featured optical waveguide structure.

（２）前記（Ａ）の環状オレフィン樹脂は、ノルボルネン系樹脂である上記（１）に記載の光導波路構造体。 (2) The optical waveguide structure according to (1) , wherein the cyclic olefin resin of (A) is a norbornene resin.

（３）前記コア層の活性放射線が照射された領域と、未照射領域とで、前記（Ｂ）由来の構造体濃度が異なっている上記（１）または（２）に記載の光導波路構造体。 (3) The optical waveguide structure according to (1) or (2) , wherein the concentration of the structure derived from (B) is different between a region irradiated with active radiation of the core layer and a non-irradiated region. .

（４）前記コア層の活性放射線が照射された領域と未照射領域の屈折率差が０．０１以上である上記（１）ないし（３）のいずれかに記載の光導波路構造体。 (4) The optical waveguide structure according to any one of (1) to (3) , wherein the refractive index difference between the region irradiated with active radiation and the non-irradiated region of the core layer is 0.01 or more.

（５）前記コア層の活性放射線が照射された領域を前記クラッド部の少なくとも一部とし、未照射領域を前記コア部の少なくとも一部とする上記（１）ないし（４）のいずれかに記載の光導波路構造体。 (5) In any one of the above (1) to (4) , a region of the core layer irradiated with actinic radiation is at least a part of the cladding part, and an unirradiated region is at least a part of the core part. Optical waveguide structure.

（６）上記（１）ないし（５）のいずれかに記載の光導波路構造体を備えたことを特徴とする電子機器。 (6) above (1) to (5) An electronic device comprising the optical waveguide structure according to any one of.

Claims

An optical waveguide having a core layer including a core part and a clad part having different refractive indexes from each other ,
Before Symbol core part,
(A) a cyclic olefin resin;
(B) The refractive index is different from that of (A), and at least one of a monomer having a cyclic ether group and an oligomer having a cyclic ether group;
(C) a photoacid generator;
By selectively irradiating actinic radiation to a layer composed of a composition containing, two linear portions are formed in a shape having intersecting portions intersecting each other on the same plane A featured optical waveguide structure.

The optical waveguide structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclic olefin resin (A) is a norbornene resin.

The optical waveguide structure according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the concentration of the structure derived from (B) is different between a region irradiated with active radiation of the core layer and a non-irradiated region.

The optical waveguide structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a difference in refractive index between the region irradiated with active radiation and the non-irradiated region of the core layer is 0.01 or more.

At least a portion, and an optical waveguide structure according to the non-irradiated regions to any one of claims 1 to 4, at least a portion of the core portion of the cladding portion an area in which the active radiation is irradiated in the core layer.

An electronic apparatus comprising the optical waveguide structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5.