摘要:
The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide, comprising the steps of: continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer onto a continuous substrate and curing the layer to thereby form a lower cladding layer; continuously applying a photosensitive fluorene derivative layer onto the lower cladding layer; continuously exposing the applied photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to a light through a photomask having a predetermined pattern; continuously subjecting the exposed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to post-exposure heating; continuously developing the heated photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to remove the unexposed areas therein, thereby forming into the predetermined pattern; curing the developed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to thereby form a core layer having the predetermined pattern on the lower cladding layer; and continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer over the lower cladding layer so as to cover the core layer and curing the fluorene derivative layer to thereby form an upper cladding layer.
摘要:
The present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide, comprising the steps of: continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer onto a continuous substrate and curing the layer to thereby form a lower cladding layer; continuously applying a photosensitive fluorene derivative layer onto the lower cladding layer; continuously exposing the applied photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to a light through a photomask having a predetermined pattern; continuously subjecting the exposed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to post-exposure heating; continuously developing the heated photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to remove the unexposed areas therein, thereby forming into the predetermined pattern; curing the developed photosensitive fluorene derivative layer to thereby form a core layer having the predetermined pattern on the lower cladding layer; and continuously applying a fluorene derivative layer over the lower cladding layer so as to cover the core layer and curing the fluorene derivative layer to thereby form an upper cladding layer.
摘要:
This invention provides a process for producing a three-dimensional polyimide optical waveguide, which comprises: (I) irradiating a polyamic acid film with a laser beam while converging the laser beam at an inside portion of the film and relatively moving the light convergence point, the polyamic acid film containing: (a) a polyamic acid obtained from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine; and (b) per 100 parts of the polyamic acid, from 0.5 part by weight to less than 10 parts by weight of a specific 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative represented by formula (I): and then, (II) heating the polyamic acid film to imidize the polyamic acid, thereby obtaining an optical waveguide having a continuous core region where the refraction index has been changed, in the thus formed polyimide film.
摘要:
A process of producing a polymer optical waveguide, including (a) a step of forming an undercladding layer on a substrate; (b) a step of forming a photosensitive resin composition layer containing a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative and a resin on the undercladding layer; (c) a step of irradiating a region of the photosensitive resin composition layer corresponding to a core pattern with UV light through a mask to form UV light-exposed areas and UV light-unexposed areas on the photosensitive resin composition layer; (d) a step of heating the UV light-exposed areas and UV light-unexposed areas of the photosensitive resin composition layer; and (e) a step of forming an overcladding layer on the photosensitive resin composition layer after heating.
摘要:
The invention provides a process of manufacturing an optical waveguide for optically connecting a plurality of optical devices, comprising the steps of: disposing a resin composition between two or more optical devices, the resin composition comprising a resin and a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative, forming an optical path through the resin composition between the optical devices by light having a wavelength capable of inducing a structural change in the 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative, and removing the 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative from the resulting resin composition. Also disclosed is a connection structure obtained by the process.
摘要:
The present invention provides a process for producing a flexible optical waveguide which comprises the steps of: immersing a substrate having an optical waveguide formed thereon in water to thereby reduce adhesion between the optical waveguide and the substrate and then peeling the optical waveguide from the substrate; temporarily bonding the peeled optical waveguide to a surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a foaming agent; cutting the temporarily bonded optical waveguide into a given length; allowing the foaming-agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer after the cutting step to foam by heating, thereby reducing adhesion between the foaming-agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the optical waveguide; and peeling the optical waveguide cut into the given length from the foamed adhesive layer.
摘要:
The present invention provides a process for producing a flexible optical waveguide which comprises the steps of: immersing a substrate having an optical waveguide formed thereon in water to thereby reduce adhesion between the optical waveguide and the substrate and then peeling the optical waveguide from the substrate; temporarily bonding the peeled optical waveguide to a surface of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing a foaming agent; cutting the temporarily bonded optical waveguide into a given length; allowing the foaming-agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer after the cutting step to foam by heating, thereby reducing adhesion between the foaming-agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the optical waveguide; and peeling the optical waveguide cut into the given length from the foamed adhesive layer.
摘要:
A process for producing a polyimide optical waveguide, including: (a) forming an undercladding layer on a substrate, (b) forming a photosensitive polyimide resin precursor composition layer on the undercladding layer, (c) irradiating the photosensitive polyimide resin precursor composition layer, excepting a region corresponding to a core pattern, with a UV light through a mask, followed by heating (d) removing a UV-unexposed area of the layer by development, (e) heating a UV-exposed area of the layer to imidize the UV-exposed area, thereby forming a cladding layer having a desired pattern, (f) coating the region corresponding to the core pattern and a surface of the cladding layer with a polyamic acid that forms a polyimide resin having a higher refraction index than the polyimide resin of the cladding layer, and imidizing the polyamic acid by heating to form a core layer, and (g) forming an overcladding layer on the core layer.
摘要:
An optical waveguide and a production method thereof that can provide increased production efficiency, improved workability, and/or production stability. According to non-limiting example embodiments a photopolymerizable resin composition comprising a fluorene derivative and a photoacid generator is coated over an under clad layer and then is dried, to form a resin layer having substantially no surface tack. The resin layer is exposed to light in the state of being contacted with a photo mask by a contact exposure method and then is developed, to form the resin layer into a pattern. Thereafter, the resin layer is cured to form a core layer and then an over clad layer is formed on the under clad layer in such a manner as to cover the core layer, to thereby produce an optical waveguide.
摘要:
A production method of an optical waveguide that can provide increased production efficiency and can also provide improved workability and production stability and provide an optical waveguide produced by the production method of the optical waveguide. A varnish comprising photopolymerizable resion composition comprising a fluorene derivative and a photoacid generator is coated over an under clad layer 2 and then is dried, to form a resin layer 4 having substantial no surface tack. Sequentially, the resin layer 4 is exposed to light in the state of being contacted with a photo mask 5 by a contact exposure method and then is developed, to form the resin layer 4 into a pattern. Thereafter, the resin layer 4 is cured to form a core layer 3 and then an over clad layer 6 is formed on the under clad layer 2 in such a manner as to cover the core layer 3, to thereby produce an optical waveguide. This method can allow the forming of the resin layer 4 having no surface tack, and as such can allow the use of the contact exposure to expose the resin layer to light. Hence, the number of processes and time-consuming and complicated works involved in the interposition of the spacer can be reduced, thus providing increased production efficiency.