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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2007
Tatsuya Makino, Ibaraki, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshihiko Takasaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoaki Shibata, Ibaraki, JP;
Masami Ochiai, Ibaraki, JP;
Tatsuya Makino, Ibaraki, JP;
Atsushi Takahashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroshi Masuda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshihiko Takasaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomoaki Shibata, Ibaraki, JP;
Masami Ochiai, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible optical waveguide including a core portion and a cladding layer which has an increment of insertion loss of 0.1 dB or less upon subjecting the waveguide to a 360° bending test at a radius of curvature of 2 mm, as well as an optical module using the flexible optical waveguide. There are provided a flexible optical waveguide having high flexing property, heat resistance and transparency, as well as an optical module using the flexible optical waveguide.