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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideo Sotokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Toshimasa Miura, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an optical module and apparatus and forming method that can reduce problems in the setting of a silicone-based resin. In one embodiment of the present invention an optical module is provided. The optical module includes: an optical waveguide formed from a first resin, the first resin having fluorine; an intermediary layer above the optical waveguide; and a silicone-based resin layer above the intermediary layer. The intermediary layer may include: a metal, a dielectric, an inorganic compound, or a second resin having a fluorine content of less than 10 percent.