Optical coupling structure

摘要

An object of this invention is to improve coupling efficiency of a silica optical waveguide having a high relative refractive index difference and a single mode optical fiber. A silica optical waveguide (10) consists of a single mode optical waveguide, and its core (12) is originally a rectangle. A width of the core (12) of the silica optical waveguide (10) is tapered at a predetermined length part (16) connecting to an optical fiber (20). A thickness of the core (12) in the tapered part (16) is constant. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>