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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Toshihiko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keishi Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Igusa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigemi Ohtsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keishi Shimizu, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Igusa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigemi Ohtsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical waveguide includes: a core portion through which light propagates; a cladding portion enclosing the core portion along a direction of light propagation, and a colored resin for position recognition marking, the optical waveguide having substantially planar outer surfaces including principal surfaces thereof, and the colored resin being embedded in the optical waveguide at a position that does not substantially overlap the core portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a principal surface of the optical waveguide and does not substantially contact the core portion.