Patent ID: 11934011
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An optical connection structure comprising:
a substrate;
a first waveguide on a first surface of the substrate, the first waveguide including a first end surface;
a second waveguide comprising a second end surface facing the first end surface of the first waveguide;
a terrace extending toward the second waveguide from a third end surface of the substrate, the third end surface of the substrate facing the second waveguide;
an optical element on the terrace, wherein the optical element is arranged on an optical axis connecting the first end surface of the first waveguide and the second end surface of the second waveguide; and
an adhesive layer bonding a fourth end surface of the terrace to the second end surface of the second waveguide.