A second light guide is formed by filling, with a core material, a groove that
is formed on the top surface of a reception-side substrate. A first light guide
is formed by filling, with a core material, a groove that is formed on the bottom
surface of a sending-side substrate. The reception-side substrate and the sending-side
substrate are bonded to each other with a cladding layer interposed in between
so that the second light guide and the first light guide are isolated from each
other optically.