OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH MIRROR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FLEXIBLE WAVEGUIDE WITH MIRROR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR WITH MIRROR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing an optical waveguide with a mirror in which a thickness may be reduced and a mirror part including a metal layer may be protected.SOLUTION: A method for manufacturing an optical waveguide 9 with a mirror including an optical waveguide 8 consisting of a lower cladding layer 2, a core pattern 3 and an upper cladding layer 4, a notch part 5 provided in the optical waveguide 8 for converting an optical path, and a mirror 6 disposed in the notch part 5 for converting the optical path, comprises: a step Aof forming the notch part 5 in the optical waveguide 8; a step Bof forming the mirror 6 in the notch part 5; a step Cof filling the notch part 5 with a photosensitive resin layer 7; and a step Dof removing at least a part of the photosensitive resin layer 7 disposed outside the notch part 5 by patterning the photosensitive resin layer 7.